{"id":21134,"date":"2014-10-08T15:37:59","date_gmt":"2014-10-08T15:37:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/uacrisis.org\/?p=10873"},"modified":"2014-10-08T16:40:48","modified_gmt":"2014-10-08T14:40:48","slug":"10873-kyiv-city-council-secretary-new-rules-city-council","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/en\/10873-kyiv-city-council-secretary-new-rules-city-council","title":{"rendered":"Kyiv City Council Secretary: New Rules for City Council"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=UGPCMpvp5hA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WATCH IN ENGLISH<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Kyiv, October 8, 2014.<\/em><\/strong> The Kyiv City Council will undergo rules changes in order to function more efficiently and discourage corruption. These reforms will inspire more transparency in the local political process and will encourage citizen input in city government. This was stated at Ukraine Crisis Media Center by Oleksiy Reznikov, Secretary of the Kyiv City Council.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCorruption has different faces and thus there must be different ways to deal with this disease,\u201d said Reznikov. New regulations will seek to decrease the incentives for corruption, and prevent backroom deals. One such regulation will mandate the members of the city council come forward with any potential conflicts of interest in particular pieces of legislation.\u00a0 \u201cWe introduce the new norm according to which a member of the council who is interested in a certain resolution is required to state any conflict on interests and inform the secretary or chair of the municipal council,\u201d he said. Any council member with a conflict of interest will be have to abstain from voting.<\/p>\n<p>Bills adopted by the city council will also be discussed more transparently. For one, the budget proposal will be discussed openly with residents of Kyiv. \u201cThe new procedure will be presented by the head of the budget commission. Once it becomes public there will be a way the public can participate via our site,\u201d stated Reznikov. He also promised that the budget for the upcoming fiscal year will be as accurate as possible, unlike in years past, which required frequent changes to projections.<\/p>\n<p>Reznikov admitted that the challenges would continue. The city government\u2019s ability to make changes will in part rely on the actions of parliament following the election on October 26. The Kyiv city government is still waiting for a promised 1.8 billion hryvnia from the central government. Major reforms still need to be made when it comes to land documentation, as only 17 percent of Kyiv\u2019s land is properly accounted for. This is a very important source of funds for the city budget,\u201d said Reznikov.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WATCH IN ENGLISH Kyiv, October 8, 2014. The Kyiv City Council will undergo rules changes in order to function more efficiently and discourage corruption. These reforms will inspire more transparency in the local political process and will encourage citizen input in city government. 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