Regional Law No. 167-OZ “On village chiefs”.

This Regional Law establishes powers of village chief, and ensures the guarantees of his activities, regulating also other issues of his status. 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; and (d) assists local self-government bodies in organizing and holding public hearings and public discussions, public disclosure of their results in the rural community.