Four settlements from north Moldova district merge into single mayoralty: 18.5 million lei in investments provided by government

Four localities from the northern Floresti district have ruled to merge into a single mayoralty, in order to provide citizens with more efficient public services and to benefit from more development opportunities.

The concerned localities concerned are Cernita, Ciripcau, Cosernita and Gura Camencii from the Floresti district. They will have a single mayoralty, with the administrative center in Gura Camencii.

Secretary General of the Government Alexei Buzu informed that the cabinet would provide the communities with a development incentive worth 18.5 million lei.

“Four communities are pooling their resources and experience for better services, larger investments and a future built together. Cernita, Ciripcau, Cosernita and Gura Camencii – localities in the Floresti district – will have a joint mayoralty, with the administrative center in Gura Camencii,” said Alexei Buzu.

According to the latest information presented by the authorities, 773 mayoralties  of Moldova have officially launched voluntary amalgamation procedures, as part of an effort to reconfigure and strengthen local public administration. A number of 112 of them have already chosen to merge their administrative structures around 24 district centers.

The voluntary amalgamation process will be completed on July 31, and afterwards, starting from next August, the government will launch the process of normative amalgamation, recently announced Secretary General of the Government, Alexei Buzu. During the voluntary phase, localities can decide for themselves with whom they merge, how they organize their administration and what their priorities are, while the government supports communities with development incentives.

In late last January, the government announced the launch of the preparatory process for the local public administration reform, as part of the efforts to modernize administration and improve public services. Subsequently, the authorities organized extensive public consultations, after which the reform concept was presented.

The parliament has recently approved legislative amendments that simplify and improve the voluntary amalgamation process of administrative and territorial units. According to the authorities, the changes were developed following consultations in which more than 4,500 mayors and citizens participated. At present, more than 400 decisions to initiate the voluntary amalgamation process have been approved nationally.