The Saeima has adopted and the President promulgated the following laws: the amendments to the law "on the City Council, District Council and Parish Council status" to make the law "on the City Council, District Council and Parish Council status" (Latvian Saeima and the Cabinet of Ministers rapporteur, 1994, no. 8; 1997, no. 6) the following amendments: 1. Put the name of the law as follows: "for the City Council, District Council, District Council and Parish Council".
2. Supplement article 1, after the words "District Council" with the words "District Council".
3. Replace the words "in article 2 of the City Council, District Council and Parish Council electoral law" with the words "City Council, District Council and Parish Council electoral law".
4. in article 3: replace the first subparagraph of paragraph 3, the words "City Council, District Council and Parish Council electoral law" with the words "City Council, District Council and Parish Council electoral law";
to turn off the second paragraph, the words "a member of the Government".
5. To supplement the law with article 3.1 as follows: "article 3.1. Mandate of abdication to time City Council (Council) Member, who joined in the composition of the Parliament until a member of his Parliamentary mandate to the Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister with special responsibility for the Office of a Minister or a public performance, have a duty to put down parliamentary mandate for the Office of Member of the performance.
Council (Council) members to the Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister with special responsibility for the Office of the Prime Minister or the national default time is obliged to put the powers of members.
In the first and in the cases referred to in the second subparagraph of (the Council's) members shall submit to the Council (Council) President to the Council (Council) mandate of abdication. Received the application on abdication of powers, the Council (Council), the Chairman shall immediately notify the municipal electoral Commission and provide information about it in the next City Council (Council) meeting. The City Council (Council) mandate terminates with the moment when the information provided to the Council (Council) meeting.
If the City Council (Council) members put on a temporary mandate, his place in the City Council, District Council and Parish Council electoral law 43 in accordance with the procedure laid down in article into the next candidate.
The Member of Parliament who in accordance with the procedure laid down in this article is put on the City Council (Council) mandate, they can restore the Council (Council) mandate after members of the Parliament's term of Office.
The Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister, Minister with special responsibility for or Minister of State, who, in accordance with the procedure laid down in this article is put on the City Council (Council) mandate, they can restore the Council (the Council) term of Office if he departs from the Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister with special responsibility for the Office of the Prime Minister or the State, or if the Cabinet resigns. This is also the case when the Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister, Minister with special responsibility for or Minister resign individually or together with the Cabinet due to the lack of confidence of the Parliament.
Member of Parliament, as well as the Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister, Minister with special responsibility for the State or the Minister an application for the renewal of their mandate shall be submitted to the Municipal Council (the Council) a week from the date on which he ceased to discharge the members of the Parliament or the Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister with special responsibility for the Office of the Prime Minister or the State.
Received application for Council (Council) mandate renewal, City Council (Council), the Chairman shall immediately notify the municipal electoral Commission and provide information about it in the next City Council (Council) meeting. At the moment when the information provided to the Council (Council) meeting, in the fourth paragraph of this article in accordance with the procedure laid down in the mandate and invited to renew the mandate of the members of the Council (Council) Member, who was leaning on while doing the parliamentary members, Prime Minister or Deputy Prime Minister, Minister with special responsibility for the Office of the Prime Minister or the State.
If the candidate has already joined City Council (Council) of the fourth subparagraph of this article in accordance with the procedures specified in that he is not invited to join the City Council (Council) composed of other members of the City Council (Council), which puts in place a mandate for the first or second part of the case.
If the first and in the cases referred to in the second subparagraph powers admitted several MEPs elected from the name list, then restoring power to one of them, the power to terminate the Member who from the list in part four of this article in the order in Council (the Council) to the last. "
6. Replace article 7, third paragraph, the words "not later than two weeks" with the words "and in accordance with the procedure prescribed by law" within.
7. in article 8: Supplement 2 of the first subparagraph following the words ' Council (the Council) "with the words" and the regulations ";
make the first part of paragraph 3 as follows: "3) execute Council (Council), its Chairman and the heads of the institutions directions and tasks, consisting of deputies elected;".
8. Adding to the title of chapter III, after the word "area" with the word "municipality".
9. Express article 10 paragraph 2 by the following: "2) to examine citizens ' complaints and submissions and reply and in accordance with the procedure prescribed by law;".
10. in article 12: Add to the first paragraph, after the word "responsibilities" with the words "municipal budget funds intended for that purpose and within the Council (the Council) established";
to supplement the article with a paragraph 4 as follows: "to provide training for members of the 4)."
11. Replace article 14, in the fifth paragraph, the words "the law" with the words "Council (Council)."
12. Supplement article 15 with the second, third, fourth and fifth paragraph by the following: "a member who has been elected to the City Council paid (Council) and finished with this post due to the municipal mergers, if he does not offer the equivalent title, of the newly formed local Government paid an allowance of three base salary.
A member who elected Council (the Council), the Chairman or a Deputy Chairman, who holds a paid post, or Duma (Council) paid CEOs have the right Council (Council) in order to receive a base salary and bonus: 1) Council (the Council) to the extent prescribed;
2) leave the base salary, benefits, leave annual leave;

3) benefits due to a major accident, as well as due to a family member or dependent death one base salary;
4) benefits due to the birth of six base salary;
5) compensation to cover half of the tuition fees, if he, without interrupting the exercise of functions, successfully taught education institution for the execution of their duties required knowledge;
6) compensation for travel expenses when he does not live in the municipal administrative territory;
7) leave without salary, if it allows the conservation of working conditions.
About the Council (Council), the Chairman or a Deputy Chairman, who holds a paid post, or on the Council (Council) elected officials paid the death of members of his family shall receive a lump sum payment in the amount of one of the base salary.
About the Council (Council), the Chairman or a Deputy Chairman, who holds a paid post, or on the Council (Council) elected officials paid member is entitled to paid annual leave, the duration of which is four calendar weeks, public holidays and leave. The length of the working day leave shall Council (Council). ";
believe the current text of article about the first part.
13. transitional provisions: off 1 and 3;
adding to the transitional provisions in paragraph 4 by the following: "4. Article 3.1 of this law shall enter into force on 11 March 2001."
The Parliament adopted the law on 23 November 2000.
State v. President Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga in Riga 2000 December 6,