Regional Law No. 28-Z “On village chiefs”. Country/Territory Russian Federation Territorial subdivision Nizhni Novgorod Document type Legislation Date 2019 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Agricultural & rural development, Environment gen., Land & soil Keyword Local government Public participation Governance Hazards Access-to-information Geographical area Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, Black Sea, Caspian Sea, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Pacific, North-West Pacific Entry into force notes This Regional Law enters into force 10 days after the date of its official publication. Abstract This Regional Law is aimed at determination of powers, rights and guarantees ensuring the activities of village chiefs in rural areas, regulation of other issues of his status and some issues related to public participation in local government of rural municipal units. Village chief is appointed by the representative body of the rural settlement or the urban district, of which it is a part, in conformity with the proposal by meeting of rural residents, from among the persons residing on the territory of the given municipality of rural area and having active voting rights. Village chief can be vested with the following powers: (a) assistance to local government, municipal institutions and other organizations in addressing the issues of local significance in rural settlement; (b) interaction with the population by participating at meetings, gatherings, conferences of citizens, submittal, by the outcome thereof, of appeals and proposals, including those arranged in form of draft municipal legal acts subject to mandatory consideration by the local government; (c) informs the villagers on issues related to the organization and implementation of local government, and brings information received from the authorities of local government to their attention; (d) assists local self-government bodies in organizing and holding public hearings and public discussions, public disclosure of their results in the rural community; and (e) informs authorized bodies of local government of the risks of outbreak of natural and technological disasters. Full text Russian Website publication.pravo.gov.ru