PROCEDURE FOR VOLUNTARY JOINING THE UNITED TERRITORIAL COMMUNITIES IN UKRAINE

Abstract

Voluntary joining of a community to a United Territorial Community (hereinafter – UTC) can be carried out under the condition that such a community is adjacent to the UTC and recognized by the CM of Ukraine as capable. A territorial community is recognized as capable under the conditions when: a) there are local sources of filling the budget; b) there are sufficient infrastructural and personnel resources so that its bodies can resolve issues of local importance in the interests of community residents in accordance with current legislation. Scientific works of the following authors were studied: M. Bryzitskyi, M. Voronov, I. Voronova, M. Gaidar, M. Horbatyuk, N. Drebot, A. Kalinkina, L. Peretyatko, O. Reshota, N. Steblyk. The signs of the order of voluntary joining the UTC include: a) adjacent village, settlement territorial community; b) a united territorial community recognized as capable; c) perspective plan for the formation of community territories; d) implementation of the stages of joining the UTC provided for by the law. The procedure for voluntary joining the united territorial communities in Ukraine is the legally prescribed stages of joining the competent local government units of adjacent rural and settlement communities in accordance with the perspective plan of their formation. A capable territorial community can be characterized as communities of villages, towns, cities, which as a result of voluntary association are able to provide the appropriate level of service provision and infrastructure development of the corresponding administrative-territorial unit independently or through the relevant local self-government bodies. The stages of the procedure for voluntary joining already existing UTC include: a) initiation of voluntary joining to united territorial communities; b) the procedure for preparing a draft decision on voluntary joining the united territorial community; c) peculiarities of the termination of powers of councils and heads of communities that have joined. The proposed recommendations will contribute to the improvement of the legal regulation of the procedure of voluntary joining the UTC.