Report on the Monitoring of Local Administration – The City of Prokuplje
Report on the Monitoring of Local Administration – The City of Prokuplje

Author(s): Not Specified Author
Subject(s): Politics, Governance, Government/Political systems, Corruption - Transparency - Anti-Corruption
Published by: Centar za evropske politike CEP
Keywords: Serbia; governance; local administration; Prokuplje; monitoring; report;
Summary/Abstract: The analysis of information on the work of the public administration of city of Prokuplje resulted in the following data: The City Administration of Prokuplje was negatively assessed in the area of Policy development and coordination, the Pulic Services and Human Resource Management, in the segments related to the transparency of employment in local self-government and the effective protection of senior civil servants position from unwanted political interference. Also, the area of Public financial management, in respect of the budget calendar and the successful planning of income and expenses, transparency and availability of the budget and accompanying documents, was assessed with a small number of points. The local self-government of Prokuplje achieved positive ratings in the institutionalization of human resources management, in the area of Accountability, in the segment that monitors the proactivity of the local self-government in publishing information on the official website and the availability and quality of services for citizens, where, although it does not have a large number of points, it is highlighted as an example of good practice because it pays special attention to blind and partially sighted citizens. As a positive aspect of the work, the fact that it was among the first public administrations to sign a Memorandum of Cooperation on research and showed willingness to provide requested data and information can also be highlighted. Communication with the official appointed by the local self-government was correct and open, but the consequences of the coronavirus pandemic and the absence of a large number of officials prevented the research team from obtaining all the documents needed for analysis, so the overall assessment of the work of the City Administration of Prokuplje is low. As an example of good practice, we can point out the part of the web presentation that is adapted to blind and partially sighted citizens, and what is necessary to do when it comes to the web presentation is to fully harmonize the content and technical standards with the Regulation on closer conditions for the creation and maintenance of web presentations of the organ.

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