Local self-government bodies are selective and, according to the legislation, are elected by residents of a particular locality in referenda, elections or other forms of voluntary civil expression of will. The population, together with the elected government, decides various issues of local, regional significance.
The system of local governments is such that representatives of these bodies were elected by citizens of municipalities (villages, villages, district centers, cities, regions, etc.), it is the citizens who are the primary subjects in local self-government, and the bodies themselves are secondary. That is, if the people elected the head of the village administration, and he, according to citizens, does not cope with the duties assigned to him, violates the law by committing any illegal actions, voters have the right to demand that this official be removed from office and replaced with a more suitable one candidacy.
The structure of local governments consists of the following elements:
• head of an educated municipality;
• local administrative executive body;
• municipality control body;
• other departments of the working apparatus, which are provided for in the administrative charter and have their own powers in resolving issues on the ground.
Mandatory in this structure are the representative body, heads of municipalities, as well as local administration. Information on the routine of the formations, on the authority and timing, accountability, accountability of local authorities, other organizational issues and issues related to the activities of these bodies should be recorded in the charters of municipalities and regulated by them. The names of representative bodies, heads of the municipality, as well as heads of the local administrative apparatus in charge of executive and administrative functions, are established by the law of the subject of the Russian Federation depending on local traditions, historical and other factors.
The structure of local governments can be changed if any changes are made to the municipal charter itself. The decision on the change will enter into force when the term of office of the representative of the municipal authority who made this decision expires.
Local governments are on the budget of municipalities and are financed for funds received from local revenues. All this is also documented in the charter and other legal documents, the provisions that govern the activities of local authorities.
According to the current legislation, the structure of local self-government bodies consists of representatives elected by the population itself and persons elected by local self-government bodies. There are some similarities between self-government bodies and bodies that exercise power in the state. Both of them are representatives of the authorities, are endowed, according to the law, with a number of powers, have the right to issue legal acts that are binding, to ensure this enforcement by some coercive measures. This similarity is explained by the fact that these bodies embody the power of the people.
The difference between them is that in the first case, power is exercised purely at the level of municipalities, and in the second - at the state level with all its inherent scale, specific methods.
The structure of local governments includes not only the authorities as such, but also officials. These are persons elected or working under an employment contract (contract), who have executive and administrative powers in resolving issues on the ground or in organizational matters of local government activity. Officials are not considered public servants.
The structure of local government consists of representative bodies and executive. Representative bodies are elected, they are engaged in identifying the interests and needs of the local population and are developing, outlining ways for further development of municipalities. Their plans and decisions are implemented by the executive bodies, which are both elected and permanent.