W:\OCEEI\OPS\0\003695 EMDU-2\18500 Mobile WW\Lyzogubs work\1230-Emunicipal.doc ORGANIZATIONS AND INSTITUTIONS INVOLVED IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT DEVELOPMENT AND MUNICIPAL SERVICES IN UKRAINE Final Report 2 ORGANIZATIONS AND INSTITUTIONS INVOLVED IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT DEVELOPMENT AND MUNICIPAL SERVICES IN UKRAINE PLAN INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................................................................4 1. LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND MUNICIPAL SERVICES IN UKRAINE ........................................................5 1.1. WHAT IS LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN UKRAINE?.................................................................................................. 5 1.1.1. STRUCTURE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT ...........................................................................................................5 1.1.2. THE SPHERES OF COMPETENCE AND DUTIES OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN UKRAINE...................................... 7 1.1.2. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT ..................................................................................7 1.2. LOCAL BUDGETS................................................................................................................................................8 1.2.1. STRUCTURE OF LOCAL BUDGETS ....................................................................................................................8 1.2.2. HISTORY OF LEGISLATION AFFECTING LOCAL BUDGETING...........................................................................9 1.3. HOUSING AND COMMUNAL SERVICES .............................................................................................................10 1.3.1. TYPES OF RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY ...............................................................................................................10 1.3.2. MAINTENANCE AND DELIVERY OF COMMUNAL SERVICES: THE ZHEKS ......................................................10 1.3.3. PAYMENT FOR SERVICES...............................................................................................................................11 1.3.4. COMMUNAL SERVICE SYSTEMS AND INFRASTRUCTURE................................................................................12 1.3.5 CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATIONS ......................................................................................................................13 1.4. PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ...............................................................................................................................13 2. STATE ORGANIZATIONS INVOLVED IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT DEVELOPMENT AND MUNICIPAL SERVICES IN UKRAINE.....................................................................................................................................15 2.1. MINISTRY OF FINANCE AND SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH ECONOMIC INSTITUTE .....................................................15 2.2. MINISTRY OF ECONOMY AND SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH ECONOMIC INSTITUTE ...................................................15 2.3. STATE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY CONSERVATION.............................................................................................16 2.4. STATE COMMITTEE OF UKRAINE ON CONSTRUCTION, ARCHITECTURE, AND HOUSING POLICY .......................16 2.5. NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR THE COORDINATION OF STATE ACTIVITIES AND LOCAL BODIES OF EXECUTIVE POWER UNDER THE PRESIDENT OF UKRAINE ......................................................................................................................17 2.6. FOND OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT DEVELOPMENT OF UKRAINE ..........................................................................17 2.7. UKRAINIAN ACADEMY OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION ......................................................................................18 3. NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS ...............................................................................................21 3.1. ASSOCIATION OF UKRAINIAN CITIES ...............................................................................................................21 3.2. NATIONAL NETWORK OF REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES ......................................................................23 3.3. ALL-UKRAINIAN VOLUNTARY UNION OF THE BODIES OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT ............................................24 3.4. UNION OF UKRAINIAN LOCAL AND REGIONAL GOVERNMENTS LEADERS........................................................25 3.5. DONBASS MINERS’ TOWN ASSOCIATION .........................................................................................................26 3.6. LOCAL AUTHORITIES ASSOCIATION OF LVIV REGION......................................................................................26 3.7. OTHER NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS, CONTACT INFORMATION .......................................................27 4. REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES, SOCIOLOGICAL INSTITUTES, AND ANALYTICAL CENTERS 28 3 4.1. REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES ..............................................................................................................28 4.1.1. CENTRE OF SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF BLACK SEA REGION .........................................................28 4.1.2. REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY "DONBASS" ..........................................................................................30 4.1.3. SOUTHERN-EASTERN CENTER OF MUNICIPAL AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT ............................................32 4.1.4. POLTAVA ASSOCIATION OF REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT.................................................................................33 4.1.5. ASSOCIATION OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (IVANO-FRANKIVSK) ..............................................................33 4.1.6. CENTER OF MUNICIPAL AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT (LVIV) ...................................................................35 4.1.7. DNIPROPETROVSK REGIONAL AGENCY OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.........................................................35 4.1.8. REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY "VOLYN"..............................................................................................36 4.1.9. ASSOCIATION "VIDRODGENNIA GRYTSEVA".................................................................................................38 4.1.10. CITY DEVELOPMENT AGENCY (TERNOPIL) .................................................................................................38 4.1.11. AGENCY ON BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT IN SLAVUTYCH...............................................................................39 4.1.12. OTHER REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES, CONTACT INFORMATION.....................................................41 4.2. ANALYTICAL CENTERS.............................................................................................................................42 4.2.1. EASTWEST INSTITUTE (EWI)........................................................................................................................42 4.2.2. INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR POLICY STUDIES (ICPS) ................................................................................43 4.2.3. INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF COMPARATIVE STUDY .................................................................................44 4.2.4. INSTITUTE OF REFORMS ................................................................................................................................45 4.2.5 MUNICIPAL PERSPECTIVE ..............................................................................................................................46 4.2.6. INSTITUTE OF SOCIETY TRANSFORMATION (IST)..........................................................................................47 4.2.7. HOUSING AND MUNICIPAL REFORM SUPPORT CENTER.................................................................................48 4.3. SOCIOLOGICAL INSTITUTES....................................................................................................................50 4.3.1. KIEV INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF SOCIOLOGY .........................................................................................50 4.3.2. DONETSK INFORMATION AND ANALYTICAL CENTER (DIAC).......................................................................51 4.3.3. THE EAST UKRAINIAN FOUNDATION FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH.......................................................................52 4.3.4. REGIONAL SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL RESEARCH FOUND “ZLUKA”.................................................53 4.3.5. CENTER FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH (POLTAVA).................................................................................................54 5. DONORS ...........................................................................................................................................................54 5.1. USAID AND ITS PRINCIPAL CONTRACTORS .....................................................................................................54 5.2. WORLD BANK ..................................................................................................................................................59 5.3. INTERNATIONAL RENAISSANCE FOUNDATION .................................................................................................62 5.4. TASIC ...............................................................................................................................................................70 5.5. DFID (DEPARTMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT) ...........................................................................64 5.6. EUROPEAN BANK