Baboshin O.A.

Purpose. Analysis of contemporary issues of the legal status of the head of the municipality in the system of local government. Methods. General scientific methodology of dialectical cognition was used, as well as historical, comparative legal, and system-structural methods. Results. The legal status of the head of the municipality in modern conditions has been analyzed. Conclusions have been drawn about the need for certain changes in the current legislation on local government. Scientific novelty. A new legal definition "head of the municipality" has been proposed; the provision of the necessity of their terms of office exclusively on a regular (professional) basis has been substantiated; the new model of municipal authority has been proposed.

Purpose. To explore the advantages and disadvantages of organization models of municipal authorities. Methods. Analysis of models of organization of the municipal authority was carried out using a comparative-legal analysis. Results. The author considered the regulatory framework and models of municipal authority in terms of the criteria for the functional purpose of local self-government bodies, their method of formation and the nature of interaction; introduced an analysis of the implementation organization models of municipal authorities, identified the strengths and weaknesses of each model.