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, 13 no, 5 no, 18; Latvian journal, 1997, 296./297.nr.) the following amendments: 1. Replace III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII and XII chapter, the words "Council (the Council)" with the words "City Council (Parish Council)".
2. Express article 2 by the following: ' article 2. Latvia has two kinds of municipalities: 1) local government: City, county authorities;
2) districts. "
3. To make article 3 by the following: ' article 3. Local Government is the country's local administration, which with the elected representation of the citizens, City Council (Council), and they create the institutions and authorities to ensure statutory function, as well as in accordance with the procedure laid down in this law, the Cabinet of Ministers and local tasks voluntary compliance initiative, subject to the State and the population of the administrative area.
District municipality is a district of the State (regional) Administration, which the local authorities delegated to missions, and they created the Council, institutions and authorities to ensure statutory and local authority function delegated functions under national and district administrative area interests. "
4. in article 7: turn off Word and figure "and 16";
Add to the second part of the second sentence, after the word "budget" with the words "If this law is not otherwise specified."
5. Add to article 10 the fourth part as follows: "the Parish Council and the Urban Council may delegate to the District Council and the District Council may delegate to the county councils and city view rooms feature implementation, determining its funding arrangements, subject to the decision to adopt all the district municipality. Government decision on revocation of the delegated functions must be adopted no later than three months before the start of the financial year, and shall enter into force at the beginning of the financial year. "
6. in article 14: turn off the first part of paragraph 5, the words "within the relevant administrative territory";
to complement the second part with a new paragraph 5 as follows: "5) according to the commitments provided for the country to realize the investment projects are included in the program;"
consider the current 5, 6 and 7 points respectively on 6, 7 and 8.
7. Express article 15 the following: ' article 15. Local permanent functions are the following: 1) organize citizens utilities (water supply and sewerage; heating, household refuse collection, removal, storage or processing, waste water collection, treatment and disposal);
2) to provide for their own administrative area improvement and sanitary cleanliness (Street, road and area construction, reconstruction and maintenance of the square and the street; other public use areas provided for lighting, Park, and the park; the green zone installation and maintenance, industrial waste collection and removal control; flood measures; the cemetery and the dead animal burial site creation and maintenance);
3) determine the order in which the use of the public in the use of existing forests and waters, if otherwise provided by law;
4) to provide for the education of the population (the population of certain rights of primary and general secondary education in the preschool and school age; children with places of learning and upbringing institutions, organizational and financial assistance for out-of-school training and educational institutions and education support bodies, etc.);
5) take care of culture and to promote the conservation of traditional cultural values and people's creativity development (organizational and financial assistance to cultural institutions and measures to support the conservation of cultural monuments, etc.);
6) ensure access to health care, as well as promoting a healthy lifestyle;
7) to provide citizens with social assistance (social care) (social assistance to needy families and socially vulnerable persons, the provision of elderly nursing homes with places, orphan and without parental care of children left with places of learning and educational institutions, the provision of accommodation for the homeless, etc.);
8) sort of custody, guardianship and adoption;
9) to provide assistance to residents of the housing issues;
10) to promote business in the respective administrative territory, to take care of the reduction of unemployment;
11) to issue permits and licences business where it is provided for by law;
12) ensure public order, combating žūpīb and depravity;
13) in accordance with the relevant administrative area development plan to identify the building;
14) know the construction of respective administrative territory;
15) to carry out the registration of births, deaths and marriages;
16) to collect and provide the statistics needed for the country;
17) organise elections lay judge of the Court and to take the necessary measures for the City Council (Parish Council) elections;
18) to participate in civil defence activities;
19) organise public transport services;
20) provide local representation in the regional sickness funds;
21) to organize training and teaching staff of the educational teaching work.
1. This article – 18 in certain local government functions perform each county and city authorities, but 18-21 in certain municipal functions perform the Republic City municipality and the district municipality. "
8. Turn article 16 and 17.
9. Put the title of chapter III as follows: "the City Council (Parish Council)".
10. Turn off the fourth paragraph of article 18, the words "the maximum amount of which shall be determined by the Cabinet of Ministers".
11. Turn off the article 19, first paragraph, the word "district".
12. in article 21, paragraph 7: turn off the word "district";
Replace paragraph 10, the word "Committee" with the words "the Standing Committee";
turn off paragraph 12, the words "provided by cabinet order";
turn off paragraph 13, the words "in the framework of the Cabinet of Ministers";
Express 21 as follows: "21) to stop and annul the decision of Heads of local authorities;";
turn off Word paragraph 23 and the number "and 16".
13. Express article 37, first paragraph, point 2 as follows: "2) when opening and closing session;".
14. Article 38: replace the first paragraph, the words "Municipal Councils (Soviets)" with the words "City Councils (county councils)";
to supplement the article with a new subparagraph as follows: "the district's City Council and Parish Council President is allowed to connect to the District Council Chairman, his Deputy or the relevant municipal Executive Director."
15. Article 44 off the words "District Council".
16. off article 45, second paragraph, the words "and the District Councils".
17. Expressing article 46, first paragraph, the first sentence as follows: "the city councils and county boards decision on the municipal budget and the amending budgets are presented as rules."
18. Article 60 off 6.
19. Make 63. the third paragraph of article as follows: "the City Council (Parish Council) President's salary and bonus amount is determined by the Council (Council)."
20. Replace article 71 in the fifth paragraph, the words "article 20 second-quarter" with the words "article 19 of the sixth part of the third —".
21. Replace article 73, first sentence, the words "invite" with the words "not less frequently than once a year invite".
22. Turn 75, first paragraph, the words "as well as the district".
23. Chapter X be expressed by the following: "chapter X District Council article 81. All the Parish Councils, District President and Chairman of the district city councils to form the District Council.
The Chairman of the City Council of the Republic may include District Council if the decision is adopted by the City Council of the Republic and the District Council. Republic to the President of the City Council of the District Council when it decides on the functions, have the same rights as city councils, district and Parish Councils. The City Council of the Republic Chairman of the District Council can be included in or excluded from the Republic, when the City Council and the District Council has adopted decision no later than three months before the start of the budget year. That decision will be notified within three days of the cabinet authorized Ministers.
The city or County Council representative of the Municipal District Council (the Council), the Chairman or, in his absence, City Council (Council).
Article 82. District Council organise the permanent function of the district municipality and the delegated functions of local authorities, as well as in the cases laid down in the national law take the responsibilities associated with the district and County of the city of education, health care, social welfare and cultural activities, and provide these institutions methodical help.
District municipal functions and operation of the District Councils under the District Council supports the Council appointed the Executive Director of the Council, in accordance with the procedure laid down in the regulations is the responsibility of local authorities and business work.

82.1 article. The District Council may consider any matter which in its custody, and only the Council can: 1) approve the Statute of the Council;
2) confirm the Council budget, amendments to the budget and reports on the implementation of the budget;
3) approve the district's social and economic development plan and the development plan for the territory;
4) make proposals and give opinions on the administrative area, the border of the amendment or change of name;
5) approve the district's social and economic development and environmental protection in perspective;
6) to determine the district's emblem with the Latvian State heraldic Commission;
7) reorganize and liquidate District Councils created and create new businesses associated with the district municipal functions, approve the District Council and the institutions created regulations for the Statute of the company;
8) to appoint and relieve of Office District Council set up by the authorities and business leaders, as well as other officials and the Council Act in the cases provided for in the regulations;
9) to elect or dismiss (dispense) Chairman, Vice-Chairman, Committee members and members of the Audit Commission;
10) to appoint and relieve of Office of the Executive Director;
11) to determine the extent and modalities of the awarded damages to the members of the Council for expenses incurred by them in carrying out their duties;
12) to determine the President of the Council, Deputy and Chief Executive salary rates;
13) to determine the fees for the use of the district, as well as laws and Cabinet in the cases provided for, payable on a District Council established the institutional services;
14) to confirm the applicable rules and to establish administrative liability for the infringement;
15) to decide the district municipal disposal of immovable property, as well as on the acquisition of immovable property;
16) designate the order in which transactions are to be carried out with the district municipality of movable property, as well as the order in which the gifts and bequests of adoption takes place and management, lending, borrowing and other economic commitment of the district municipality;
17) stop and cancel the District Council established the decisions of Heads of;
18) to cancel the Council and executive orders;
19) to decide on the procedures for enforcement of this law, article 82 of these functions and conditional on their compliance officers, as well as nature reports on the performance of this function;
20) to accept the Central Election Commission in the order of decisions related to the elections and the Organization of the referendum;
21) decisions in other cases provided for by law.
The Council's activities and decisions must be as productive as possible.
The District Council is empowered to issue binding rules of law laid down in article 44. The District Council issued binding rules also apply article 45 of this law.
83. article. The District Council shall convene the first meeting of the previous District Council Chairman no later than one month after the regular local elections. With the new district the first session of the Council terminated the previous District Council. The previous District Council Chairman to the new District Councils election of the Chairman of the District Council chaired by meeting and the Council decision on the signature of the President.
Nomination of the President of the Council of the Parish Councils and town councils among the President may nominate any member of the Council. The President of the Council shall be elected by secret ballot, vote, article 19 of this law.
If the District Council does not comply with the law, the District Council's rules or obligations laid down in the decision, the District Council may exempt him from the District Council. The Chairman is released, if you vote more than half of District Council members.
The District Council Chairman: 1) run by the District Council work and meetings;
2) represents District Council in relations with State and local governments, institutions, businesses, as well as international organizations and foreign Governments;
3) carrying out other District Council Charter.
The District Council Vice Chairman elected by and can be removed from Office in the same order as the District Council Chairman.
The District Council and Deputy Chairman of the base salary shall be determined by the Council.
84. article. The District Council meeting may take place if at least one half of the members of the Council.
The District Council meeting not less frequently than once every two months and shall be convened by its Chairman, but the wires in his absence, the Deputy Chairman. The District Council meeting venue, time and agenda must be notified no later than one week before the meeting. After the District Council Chairman District Board meetings be open to other officials.
The District Council of organizations to apply article 22 of this law, article 24 1, 3-7, article 25, article 26 of the first, second, fourth, fifth and sixth subparagraphs, article 27, third paragraph 28-33, 37, 41, 42 and 46-article 49 the provisions, provided that the prescribed in these articles, the status of members of the District Council members similar status.
The District Council shall act in accordance with the regulations approved by the Council, which was established pursuant to this Act and approved by the Cabinet of Ministers approves.
85. article. The District Board meetings, unless this Act provides otherwise, the decision-making procedure is as follows: 1) If none of the members of the Council do not object, the decision is adopted without vote in agreement;
2) where objection of even one of the members of the Council, the decision is taken by vote, if it is voted in more than half of the Council members, representing not less than 50 per cent of the total population of the district municipality (population is determined according to the State Statistics Committee data).
Article 85.1. District municipal action with financial resources and possessions that end up supervised district municipal Audit Commission.
The Audit Commission shall determine the numerical composition of the District Council.
The Audit Commission is elected by the District Council of the urban councils and Parish Councils by the Audit Commission. Member of the Audit Commission can cancel the District Council if they voted for the cancellation of at least two-thirds of the District Board members.
The district municipal Audit Commission also apply this law 71-73 and 75 article. "
24. To supplement the law with article 98 of the following: "article 98. Local authorities, which control does not have the required infrastructure, have a duty to enter into agreements with other Governments to ensure statutory functions. Municipal mutual settlement procedure established by the Cabinet of Ministers. Responsible Ministry overseeing the conclusion of contracts and their execution. "
25. the transitional provisions be supplemented with 13, 14, 15, 16 and 17 points by the following: ' 13. in accordance with the procedure laid down in this Act in the district to be the first session of the Council no later than 15 December 1997 to the tune of 29 May 1994 elected to the (existing) District Council Chairman. With the newly formed District Councils getting terminated the existing District Council.
14. the newly created District Council: 1) month after getting past the takes over the district municipal financial resources, property, obligations, authorities and businesses. In the cases laid down in the national law with the reorganisation costs are financed from the State budget;
2) continue to maintain the district municipality responsible for existing institutions and to manage the district municipal companies until they are transferred to the county or city or other local government bodies or are reorganized. Medical, educational, cultural, and social institutions of children winding permissible only if the appropriate services are provided to residents in another institution or otherwise;
3) provide the civil protection system, until this function takes over the country;
4) carried out in other laws to local authorities in the district the functions assigned to the amendment of the relevant legislation, if according to this law, article 15 of the function is a candidate for the county or the town of the municipality.
15. the newly created District Council in 1997, running past the District Council within the framework of the approved budget, but by 1 January 1998, in accordance with the budget approved by the same.
16. The Cabinet of Ministers to 1998 1 January to issue rules on general education, out-of-school training and education institutions, orphans left without parental care and children training and education institutions, old people's homes and other child-welfare authorities and funding arrangements with the County and the city, the population of these institutions which services are provided.
17. The District Council change status is not in itself a basis for existing District Council employee dismissal. "
The law shall enter into force on the day following its promulgation.
The Parliament adopted Act of 13 November 1997.
The President of the Parliament instead of the President a. perfected 1997 in Riga on November 25.