The subject of this study is the mechanism for balancing the powers between local government bodies, as well as considering the system of their relationships with each other. The author reveals the interaction of municipal structures along the lines of “head of the municipal formation – local administration – representative body.” Despite the absence of the term "separation of powers" in the Constitution and current legislation as applied to the municipal governance apparatus, it should be recognized that the separation of governmental functions is acknowledged and carried out not only at the state level but also at the local level. Furthermore, the effectiveness of municipal authority directly depends on the balance of the management model, which allows for both the control of local administration activities by the state and consideration of the position of the local community of residents during the implementation of the powers of local self-government bodies. The methodological foundation of this work includes such methods as systemic, analytical, deductive, comparative-legal, and formal-legal analysis. The novelty of the research is expressed in the proposed suggestions for improving the legal model of the municipal authority apparatus. In particular, it is suggested to introduce the following amendments to federal legislation: the specification of the control function of the representative body by requiring the enshrinement of their specific manifestations in the municipal charter; the obligation for the head of the municipal formation to combine the functions of the head of the executive body; the expansion of the practice of direct elections of the heads of municipal formations; the use of majoritarian and mixed electoral systems for elections to the representative structure; the establishment of the possibility for residents to create electoral groups to nominate candidate lists for elections to the representative body; empowering regional and local public associations with the right to propose candidate lists; and the introduction of a legal equivalent of the main administrative official alongside the head of the municipal formation, who professionally supports the activities of the executive body. These conclusions will be useful in the context of further legislative activity and will contribute to the development of the scientific doctrine of municipal law.
Marat Soslanbekovich Basiev (Thu,) studied this question.