"No one can", but the City Duma and the court she could help

Stop Amendment: the court in Yekaterinburg, standing on the side of the mayor's office denied the right to make amendments to the charter of the city, liquidating the post-City Manager and introducing direct election of mayor1300795077_20080620133904.jpgLeninsky District Court of Yekaterinburg City Duma deputy dismissed Leonid Volkov, the right to make amendments to the charter of the city that eliminates the post of city manager. Thus, the court sided with the city administration, according to city media.Volkov, amended the charter in March of this year, but the City Council twice refused to take them into consideration. The amendments provide for the abolition of the post of city manager, a return to direct election of the mayor and the full empowerment of the City Duma the right to coordinate the programs.After the second failure Volkov went to court, but the judge upheld the position of the city administration.

"I tried to amend the charter of Ekaterinburg on direct elections for chief of staff. First, administration lawyers have referred to the fact that my documents are not filed in electronic form. When this was done, I was told that the documents should be coordinated with the head of the administration, that is, to get his approval. In the end I was forced to appeal to the Court of Lenin, who is known for its odious decisions in favor of the administration of Ekaterinburg. The court agreed with the arguments of the defendants, who insisted that changing the name of the body, I change the order of disposal of municipal property. Thus, the right of MPs to rule-making initiative is a fiction. I understand that 34 out of 35 MPs would not accept the amendment, but initially I even block the imposition of the amendments to the discussion "- Volkov told reporters.However, the MP intends to continue to fight for the return of the election of the mayor. "A week later I get the resultant decision of the court and I will try to contest it," - he explains.
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