REGULATION NO. 2000/9
UNMIK/REG/2000/9
3 March 2000
The Special Representative of the Secretary-General,
Pursuant to the authority given to him under United Nations
Security Council Resolution 1244 (1999)
of 10 June 1999,
Taking into account United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) Regulation No. 1999/1 of 25 July 1999, as amended, on the Authority of the Interim Administration in Kosovo and UNMIK Regulation No. 2000/1 of 14 January 2000 on the Kosovo Joint Interim Administrative Structure, and recalling UNMIK Regulation No. 1999/14 of 21 October 1999 on the Appointment of Regional and Municipal Administrators,
For the purpose of establishing the Administrative
Department of Local Administration,
Hereby promulgates the following:
Section 1
1.1 The
Administrative Department of Local Administration (hereinafter as “the
Department”) is hereby established.
1.2 The Department
shall be responsible for:
(a) Supporting the
implementation of policy guidelines
formulated by the Interim Administrative Council in the area of local
administration, as appropriate;
(b) Safeguarding and
developing local self-government; and
(c) Reviewing the
proposals and activities of other Administrative Departments, in order to
ensure that such proposals and activities are consistent with the competencies
and cost structures of local administrations.
Section 2
2.1 The Department
may make policy recommendations to the Interim Administrative Council through
the Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Civil
Administration concerning, inter alia:
(a) The policy and
legislative framework for local self-government;
(b) The
non-discriminatory, efficient, transparent and accountable provision of
municipal services; and
(c) Systems for financing
local administrations that are sustainable and commensurate with their
responsibilities, including a transparent, predictable and equitable system of
budget allotments, and a general framework for local fees and charges.
2.2 The Department
shall:
(a) Establish and
coordinate consultative mechanisms for joint review of policy issues amongst
the municipalities;
(b) Promote the
development of a professional municipal civil service, including a fair,
transparent and non-discriminatory recruitment policy, and provide guidance to
build sustainable administrative capacity;
(c) Identify efficient
ways and means for training activities for the municipalities;
(d) Assist the
municipalities in making their activities and decisions transparent to the
public;
(e) Support
inter-municipal cooperation;
(f) Monitor the quality of
municipal services, and ensure that services are provided on a
non-discriminatory, efficient, transparent and accountable basis;
(g) Facilitate the
provision of legal guidance and advice to the municipalities;
(h) Provide assistance to
municipalities in the development of their budgets;
(i) Coordinate the
activities of international agencies and non-governmental organizations
pertaining to municipalities;
(j) Monitor the
administration of municipal property;
(k) Assists the Municipal
Administrations and the Special Representative of the Secretary-General in the
provision of administrative services to members of minorities through a
Division of Community Affairs to be established within the Department;
(l) Review compliance by
municipalities with policy guidelines and administrative instructions in
respect of tasks the execution of which is delegated to municipalities, and make
appropriate recommendations to the Deputy Special Representative of the
Secretary-General for Civil Administration; and
(m) Perform such other
functions as are ancillary to those set out above in this section and are
assigned to the Department by the Deputy Special Representative of the
Secretary-General for Civil Administration.
Section 3
Co-Heads of the Department, under the supervision of the Deputy
Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Civil Administration, shall
be jointly responsible for:
(a) Managing the
Department and ensuring that the functions entrusted to it are implemented;
(b) Staffing, organizing
and administering the Department and issuing administrative instructions and
operating guidelines on any matters pertaining to the functions of the
Department; and
(c) The effective and
efficient management of resources provided to the Department from the Kosovo
Consolidated Budget or from any other source.
Section 4
Co-Heads of the Department shall:
(a) Implement
non-discriminatory personnel policies designed to ensure that the composition
of the staff of the Department reflects the multi-ethnic character of Kosovo;
(b) Endeavor to ensure
equitable gender balance in all areas and levels within the Department; and
(c) Ensure that all
recruitment is based on professional qualifications, competence and merit.
Section 5
The Special Representative of the Secretary-General may
issue administrative directions in connection with the implementation of the
present regulation.
Section 6
The present regulation shall supersede any provision in the
applicable law which is inconsistent with it.
Section 7
The present regulation shall enter into force on 3 March
2000.
Bernard Kouchner