How to apply to the local government?

The bodies of local self - government are municipal or district authorities that carry out economic, territorial and administrative management in the territory entrusted to them. In Russia, such structures are considered city and district administrations, as well as city dumas, which have authority. We are talking about selective municipal entities with the right to resolve all issues related to the territorial development of local communities, urban or regional economy, and social infrastructure. It should be emphasized that, despite the usual definition of "city authorities", municipalities are not endowed with political rights, which, in theory, allows them to fully focus on solving local socio-economic problems.

According to the law on local self-government, municipal entities can form a separate body of local self-government and grant it their own powers. The main requirement is the solution of problems of local importance and representation of public interests of the population in state administrations.

Depending on its competence, the local government has the right:

• Provide local budget revenues - through the collection of taxes, deductions from the state budget, fines and other payments;
• Erect, build, sell and rent premises that are in communal ownership;
• Receive subsidies from enterprises located on the territory of the municipality (profit from the municipal share in enterprises located in the entrusted territory);
• Commercially use a housing stock that is in communal ownership;
• Create or abolish social infrastructure enterprises (hospitals, schools, kindergartens, etc.);
• To reorganize the enterprises for the maintenance and administration of local communications (for example, to create a local government body for the support and management of sewage systems, electric networks);
• Build and maintain roads of municipal importance.

Appeals of citizens to local self-government bodies are formalized in accordance with the requirements established by the local administration.

A letter is drawn up indicating the department, department or structure of the addressee. Specify the sender's address - where the reply should be sent. If the request is made in electronic form, then the electronic and real addresses of the sender are indicated.

The local government, where the letter is sent, has the right to consider the request within 30 days. During this period, a complete list of answers to all questions is provided. The answer is provided in writing on the official letterhead of the local government.

After the request is considered, a decision is made whether to give official status to the problem indicated in the appeal or not.

In any case, local officials do not have the right to ignore citizens' appeals if they are duly executed, subject to all bureaucratic norms. If, nevertheless, the local government does not accept official requests, then there are all grounds for applying to the prosecutor's office.

And remember that officials need to speak their language.