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Local and regional Self-Government in Czech Republic and Germany - a comparative Study
herausgegeben von Wolfgang BeckTable of contents
I. Introduction: Relevance and topicality of Local Self-Government in Europe .......... 13
II. Czech Republic ..................................................................................................... 19
1. General characteristic of territorial self-governing units of the Czech Republic 19
2. Constitutional protection of self-government units ............................................ 20
2.1 Constitutional Act ........................................................................................ 20
2.2 Types of TSGU ............................................................................................ 21
3. Municipalities, their rights and duties ................................................................ 23
3.1 General characteristics ................................................................................ 23
3.2 Municipal Assembly ..................................................................................... 23
3.3 Municipal Council ........................................................................................ 24
3.4 Municipal Office ........................................................................................... 25
3.5 Special authorities of the Municipality.......................................................... 25
4. The legislation of the Municipality ..................................................................... 26
4.1 Local Law .................................................................................................... 26
4.2 Generally binding decrees of the TSGU ...................................................... 27
4.3 Regulation of the municipal Council ............................................................ 28
5. Financial management of TSGU ....................................................................... 28
5.1 Budget ......................................................................................................... 28
5.2 Budget process and Performance ............................................................... 30
5.3 Final account ............................................................................................... 31
5.4 Breach of budgetary discipline .................................................................... 32
III. Germany ............................................................................................................... 33
1. Elements of the constitutional guarantee for Municipalities ............................... 33
2. Municipalities .................................................................................................... 34
3. Administrative Counties (Districts) .................................................................... 35
4. Supervision and control by state authorities; finance ........................................ 36
5. Central state government .................................................................................. 37
IV. Comparison of the legal status, portfolio of tasks and administrative structure ................................................................................................................ 39
1. Legal status and portfolio of tasks ..................................................................... 39
2. The local administrative structure...................................................................... 41
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V. Survey of 10 Municipalities and interview with Senior Officials ............................. 43
1. Introductory remark ........................................................................................... 43
2. Czech Republic ................................................................................................. 44
2.1 General characteristics of the surveyed Municipalities ................................ 44
2.2 The surveyed Municipalities ........................................................................ 44
2.3 Activity of Municipalities, use of their rights and fulfillment of established duties ................................................................................................................. 48
2.4 Financial management of selected cities ..................................................... 50
3. Germany ........................................................................................................... 51
3.1 The towns selected and the experts interviewed ......................................... 51
3.2 Questionnaire design................................................................................... 56
3.3 Main results of the survey ............................................................................ 56
3.4 The compared cities .................................................................................... 57
3.5 Results of interviews.................................................................................... 58
VI. Results of the Analysis ......................................................................................... 65
1. Czech Republic ................................................................................................. 65
2. Germany ........................................................................................................... 66
2.1 Local Self-Government: Basic elements of the comparative study .............. 66
2.2 Legal status and administrative structures .................................................. 67
2.3 Public Tasks ................................................................................................ 68
2.4 Finance ........................................................................................................ 69
3. Thesis confirmation ........................................................................................... 70
Bibliography ............................................................................................................... 73
Appendices ................................................................................................................ 75
List of authors ............................................................................................................ 93
I. Introduction: Relevance and topicality of Local Self-Government in Europe .......... 13
II. Czech Republic ..................................................................................................... 19
1. General characteristic of territorial self-governing units of the Czech Republic 19
2. Constitutional protection of self-government units ............................................ 20
2.1 Constitutional Act ........................................................................................ 20
2.2 Types of TSGU ............................................................................................ 21
3. Municipalities, their rights and duties ................................................................ 23
3.1 General characteristics ................................................................................ 23
3.2 Municipal Assembly ..................................................................................... 23
3.3 Municipal Council ........................................................................................ 24
3.4 Municipal Office ........................................................................................... 25
3.5 Special authorities of the Municipality.......................................................... 25
4. The legislation of the Municipality ..................................................................... 26
4.1 Local Law .................................................................................................... 26
4.2 Generally binding decrees of the TSGU ...................................................... 27
4.3 Regulation of the municipal Council ............................................................ 28
5. Financial management of TSGU ....................................................................... 28
5.1 Budget ......................................................................................................... 28
5.2 Budget process and Performance ............................................................... 30
5.3 Final account ............................................................................................... 31
5.4 Breach of budgetary discipline .................................................................... 32
III. Germany ............................................................................................................... 33
1. Elements of the constitutional guarantee for Municipalities ............................... 33
2. Municipalities .................................................................................................... 34
3. Administrative Counties (Districts) .................................................................... 35
4. Supervision and control by state authorities; finance ........................................ 36
5. Central state government .................................................................................. 37
IV. Comparison of the legal status, portfolio of tasks and administrative structure ................................................................................................................ 39
1. Legal status and portfolio of tasks ..................................................................... 39
2. The local administrative structure...................................................................... 41
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V. Survey of 10 Municipalities and interview with Senior Officials ............................. 43
1. Introductory remark ........................................................................................... 43
2. Czech Republic ................................................................................................. 44
2.1 General characteristics of the surveyed Municipalities ................................ 44
2.2 The surveyed Municipalities ........................................................................ 44
2.3 Activity of Municipalities, use of their rights and fulfillment of established duties ................................................................................................................. 48
2.4 Financial management of selected cities ..................................................... 50
3. Germany ........................................................................................................... 51
3.1 The towns selected and the experts interviewed ......................................... 51
3.2 Questionnaire design................................................................................... 56
3.3 Main results of the survey ............................................................................ 56
3.4 The compared cities .................................................................................... 57
3.5 Results of interviews.................................................................................... 58
VI. Results of the Analysis ......................................................................................... 65
1. Czech Republic ................................................................................................. 65
2. Germany ........................................................................................................... 66
2.1 Local Self-Government: Basic elements of the comparative study .............. 66
2.2 Legal status and administrative structures .................................................. 67
2.3 Public Tasks ................................................................................................ 68
2.4 Finance ........................................................................................................ 69
3. Thesis confirmation ........................................................................................... 70
Bibliography ............................................................................................................... 73
Appendices ................................................................................................................ 75
List of authors ............................................................................................................ 93