The Saeima has adopted and the President promulgated the following laws: the amendments to the law "on local governments" to make the law "on local governments" (Latvian Saeima and the Cabinet of Ministers rapporteur, 1994, nr. 11; 1995, no. 14; 1996; 1997, no. 13, 5., 23., 24.nr; 1998, 6, 15, 22, no 2, 2000, No 14; 2001; 2002, 3 No No 14; 2003; 2005, 14 no, no 6) the following amendments : 1. Replace the entire law, except for the transitional provisions, the words "Council (the Council)" (the number and fold) with the word "thought" (the number and fold).
2. Turn off the entire law, except for the transitional provisions, the words "Parish Council" and the "District Council" (fold).
3. Replace the words "throughout the Act public organisation" (the number and fold) with the word "society" (the number and fold).
4. Replace the entire law, the words "Service Centre" (the number and fold) with the words "county or city administration" (the number and fold).
5. To exclude article 2.
6. turn off the second part of article 3.
7. Turn off the article 4, the words "and the district (regional)".
8. Turn off the fourth part of article 10.
9. in article 15: make the first part of paragraph 6 by the following: ' 6) to provide access to health care, as well as promoting healthy living and sport; "
turn off the first part of paragraph 20;
to turn off the second part.
10. Add to article 15, under the fourth subparagraph by the following: "from each autonomous function of management tasks may be delegated to an individual municipality or other public entity. The task delegation, and limits Government equipment. "
11. Express article 18, second and third subparagraphs by the following: ' Council elected in the number of members determined by the City Council of the Republic and the District Council election law.
Council's rights and obligations under this Act and of the City Council and District Council for the status of the law. "
12. Express article 19 the first part as follows: "the newly elected Council shall convene the first meeting of the Republican town or District Electoral Commission not later than ten days after notification of the results of the elections. With the first session of the newly elected Council to terminate the powers of the previous thought. "
13. Article 21: turn off the first part of paragraph 14 of the "g" in the subparagraph the words "provided by the local authorities";
turn off the first part of paragraph 26, the word "pagastties".
14. Add to article 33, the first part of paragraph 5 with the following: "this law article 5) 69.1 referred to in the first paragraph of the Administration's leader."
15. off the second subparagraph of article 38.
16. Add to article 42 of the third subparagraph by the following: ' Council (Council) President of the Council (Council) decision and the rule of law as a collegiate body responsible member. "
17. Article 43 first paragraph: replace 1. and in paragraph 9 the words "city, County, or parish" with the words "the Republican town or district";
Replace in paragraph 2, the words "the County, district or city" with the words "the Republican town or district".
18. Article 45 of the expression as follows: "article 45. The existing regulations are binding on any natural and legal person relevant administrative territory.
Council (Council) applicable provisions within three working days of signing it in writing and electronically send the opinion of regional development and local Government to the Ministry not later than one month from the receipt of the binding rules adopted by the local authorities assess the binding provisions of the rule of law and sends the opinion of the local authority.
If the regional development and local government Ministry's opinion is not expressed reservations about binding rules adopted the rule of law or the municipality within the time limit set by law no opinion is delivered, the municipality shall publish the adopted binding rules.
If you received the regional development and the opinion of the Ministry of local government, in which the binding rule based or part of illegality, the Municipal Council (the Council) specifies the binding rules under the opinion and publish the specified binding rules. If the Municipal Council (the Council) does not agree with the opinion in full or any part thereof, the City Council (Council) decision provide adequate justification, as well as the applicable rules are published. Binding rules within three working days of signing it in writing and in electronic form sent to the regional development and local government Ministry.
City Council (the Council), the applicable rules shall be published in the local newspaper or the free Edition, displayed in the Municipal Council building and service centres.
The City Council of the Republic binding rules shall be published in the newspaper "journal".
Regional development and the Ministry of local government authorities in binding rules shall be published in the Ministry's home page on the internet.
Regulations shall enter into force on the day following the publication of the full text of the newspaper, if binding rules set no later than entry into force. "
19. Replace the words "in article 45 and the fifth" with the words "the fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth."
20. Replace article 46, the words "and the fifth" with the words "the fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth."
21. Supplement article 48 with the fourth paragraph as follows: "for the third part of this article, the rights established in the Council (the Council) may not be held liable."
22. Supplement article 51 to the sentence by the following: "Government may establish territorial Committee."
23. Replace article 54, first paragraph, the words "political organisations" with the words "political parties".
24. Replace article 55 in the second paragraph, the words "political organisations" with the words "political parties".
25. To supplement the law with article 60.1 of the following: ' article 60.1. Government Council parish or city administrations actions coordination may create a territorial Committee.
Territorial Committee shall prepare for consideration by the Council at the hearing for decision: 1) issues related to the single district administrative territorial units;
2 County or city administrations) operational issues, including financial and personnel policy, as well as logistical issues;
3) into geographical units provided by the local service quality;
4) new municipal departments or job creation in the county or city administrations;
5) or city administrations parish annual activity plans;
6) others with county or city administrations, Darbibu related matters. "
26. To complement the article 61 in the first part of the sentence the following wording: "to facilitate all the municipal territory of sustainable and balanced development, District Municipal Council can create a District Board, which is headed by a District Council Chairman and comprising District Council and Deputy Chairman of the Standing Committee all Council Presidents. The Management Board according to the provisions of the local Government Committee and prepare proposals for the District Council decisions. "
27. To supplement the law with article 38.1 the following: ' article 38.1. Municipal law is entitled to hold a municipal referendum. "
28. To supplement the law with article EB 69.2 as follows: "EB 69.2 article. The county or city government headed by the county or city government leader (hereinafter referred to as the head of Government). The heads of Government of the benchers determined municipal regulations.
Head of Government: 1) is responsible for the administration of local authorities within the organisation and work of the Municipal Department of the municipality of statute approval Municipal Council, as well as, when the municipal Charter, hire and dismissal of employees;
2) responsible for the administration of the municipal services provided and availability and quality of information;
3 the Executive Director to further progress) by the annual management function for the funds required;
4) specific competence deal with financial resources and assigned responsibility for their use;
5) carrying out other relevant municipal Charter and the decisions of the Council's obligations.
The head of Government may not be the relevant Government Council. "
29. Chapter X of the turn.
30. Express article 93, first paragraph, the first sentence as follows: "If the Council President does not comply with the obligations laid down by law, regional development and local Government Minister, after receiving the opinion of the Chairman of the explanation, with a motivated order can impeach him from Office."
31. Article 95: replace the first paragraph, the words "such organisations" with the words "the following associations";
replace the third paragraph, the words "the law" On public organizations and their associations "with the words" society and Foundation law ".
32. Article 96 of the expression as follows: "article 96. The local Government Association, in which law and its statutes in accordance with the procedure laid down for members has fallen more than half of all urban municipalities of the Republic, as well as more than half of all county municipalities are entitled to represent it in negotiations with the local cabinet. "
33. Article 99 of the expression as follows:

' article 99. A common task for the resolution of the municipality may, by mutual agreement, the creation of common institutions. The following institutions operate on the basis of regulations approved by the Councils. The Statute defines the local joint bodies (hereinafter referred to as the joint authority) expertise, financing, monitoring, clearance procedures, as well as the order in which takes place the joint withdrawal from the authorities and other municipal authorities operating together. "
34. To supplement the law with article 99.1 as follows: "article 99.1. This joint authority local authority formed by the Supervisory Board. If local governments create more joint bodies, the monitoring can create a single supervisory Council.
The Supervisory Board shall consist of at least three members, but not less than the total number of municipalities that make up the body. Each municipality work Supervisory Board delegate Council Vice-Chairman, as well as in its sole discretion, to other officials.
The joint supervisory authority shall be headed by the Chairman of the Supervisory Board. The Supervisory Board shall perform the duties of the populations of most Municipal Council Vice-Chairman, if local governments agree otherwise.
The Supervisory Board operates in accordance with the respective municipal councils approved Charter that regulates the competence of the Supervisory Board and the operating procedures, as well as the designation of the President of the Council, the members of the Council of the order of the rights, duties and procedure of replacement. "
35. To supplement the law with article 99.2 as follows: "article 99.2. Supervisory Board: 1) approves authority action plan and the annual budget;
2) establishes a common body of driver's monthly salary;
3) recruiting and released, as well as the disciplinary penalty of common authority head;
4 joint authority) assess performance;
5) carrying out other legal obligations.
The Supervisory Board is entitled to request and receive information on the joint activities of the authority. "
36. To supplement the law with the 99.3 article as follows: "article 99.3. Public and private law in the field of joint authority operates the public law legal persons.
The joint authority owned or in use may be chattel. Real estate joint authority can be a possession or use.
The joint authority is an independent budget. "
37. To supplement the law with article 99.4 the following: ' article 99.4. If local rules or other external regulatory act does not establish a joint administrative authority acts or actual obligation of the opposition action, joint administrative authority and actual action may appeal to the Court.
The joint body injury by public or by private law response emerging joint authority local governments in proportion to their number, if local governments agree otherwise. "
38. To supplement the transitional provisions with paragraph 22 as follows: "Cabinet of Ministers to 22, 2008 November 1, develop and submit to the Parliament a draft law on the required amendments to other legislation to align it with this law. The Cabinet of Ministers until 2009 December 1, develop and submit to the Parliament a draft law on municipal referenda. "
39. transitional provisions be supplemented by the following paragraph 23: "23. This law article 38.1 shall enter into force simultaneously with the law on municipal referenda."
40. the transitional provisions be supplemented by the following paragraph 24: "24. If the administrative and territorial reform during the district municipal area creates one municipality, the municipality concerned provides the District Council in the implementation of competence pursuant to this statutory local government organisation. "
41. the transitional provisions be supplemented by the following paragraph 25: "25. If the administrative and territorial reform during the district municipal area creates two counties, the District Council until July 1, 2009 to continue to work, before the County. "
42. the transitional provisions be supplemented by the following paragraph 26:26. Year of the newly created District Council District of the first sitting of the Council assess the County forming the former local authorities adopted binding rules and adopting new rules binding municipality. To the rules binding into the entry into force of the municipality is in effect forming the former local authority regulations, except provisions binding spatial planning issues and binding rules on the approval of the municipal budget and budget. "
43. transitional provisions be supplemented by the following paragraph 27:27. District municipal regulations, except the binding rules for planning and binding rules on the approval of the municipal budget and budget amendments, shall cease to apply on 1 July 2009. "
44. the transitional provisions be supplemented by the following paragraph 28: "28. Municipalities that before July 1, 2009 is created and running joint institutions, ensure the functioning of the institutions of law 99, 99.1, 99.3 99.4 99.2, and the provisions of article 1, 2009 November."
45. To supplement the transitional provisions of paragraph 29 with the following: "29.  the 2009 local government election elected local municipal Council to convene the first meeting of July 1, 2009. The newly elected Council shall convene the first meeting of the District Electoral Commission President. "
The law shall enter into force on July 1, 2009, but this law, 3, 10, 13, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 24, 31, 38, 40, 41 and article 45 entry into force September 1, 2008.
The Parliament adopted the law on 17 July 2008.
President Valdis Zatlers in Riga V 2008 July 30 Editorial Note: the law shall enter into force by July 1, 2009, but this law, 3, 10, 13, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 24, 31, 38, 40, 41 and article 45 entry into force by September 1, 2008.