REGARDING THE POSSIBILITY OF IMPLEMENTING THE INSTITUTE OF THE PREFECT IN THE SYSTEM OF EXECUTIVE GOVERNMENT BODIES

Having secured the successful result of the administrative-territorial reform and budget decentralization, the introduction of the prefect's institute should become one of the next stages of the decentralization reform. The article explores the idea of introducing the prefect institute and its significance for the executive power bodies. Using the example of the foreign experience of France, Italy, Romania, and Germany, the basic provisions of the prefect institute, including the functions of the prefect and his powers, are considered. Draft laws, which provide for the reorganization of local state administrations into prefectural-type bodies, have been analyzed, according to which the representative of the government in the regions will be the prefect, and not the head of local state administrations. Focused attention on the prefect's powers and functions specified in the draft laws. Basic legislative initiatives for the introduction of the prefect's institute are highlighted, including: the status of the prefect and his appointment; constitutional powers of the prefect; organization of executive power activities; supervision of compliance with the law by local self-government bodies and interaction of the prefect with the government. The author presents an analysis of the prefect's activities within the limits of his competence; outlines the possible problems of introducing the prefect as a subject endowed with the power of control and supervision. It is emphasized that an inclusive approach and integration are the basis for a successful reform of the transfer of powers from one subject to another in the context of the territorial organization of local government. The importance of the introduction of the prefect institute in view of the European integration processes of local self-government reform was emphasized. It was found that the adopted decisions of legislative initiatives will contribute to the emergence of a single mechanism of administrative control, a systematic approach to the performance of the duties of executive authorities, and will create a principle of consistency between the population of the community and local self-government bodies.