1. Associaton of the Units of the Local Self-Government of the Republic of Macedonia - ZELS

2. When is ZELS first established
Established on April 26, 1972;
May 18, 2005;
- Constitutive General Assembly of the new ZELS composition;
Elected President:
Mr. Andrej Petrov
Two Vice Presidents:
Mr. Nevzat Bejta
Mr. Koce Trajanovski

3. Who is ZELS Unique Umbrella Organization;
ZELS is consisted of all 84 municipalities and the City of Skopje;
ZELS Structure:
Governing Board – consisted of 15 members
General Assembly – consisted of all 85 mayors in Macedonia
Supervisory board

4. Establishment of 11 committees:
ZELS Committees
Establishment of 11 committees:
Financing Committee;
Municipal Administration Committee;
Culture Committee;
Communal Issues Committee;
Rural Development Committee;
E-Municipalities Committee;

5. Establishment of 11 committees:
Community Development Committee;
Education and Sport Committee;
Urban and Spatial Planning Committee;
Environmental Protection Committee;
Health and Social Care Committee;

6. ZELS Cooperation
Memorandum of Understanding with the Government of the Republic of Macedonia (implementation of the operational program); signed on March 5, 2003;
Memorandum of Understanding with the Ministry of Finance;
Memorandum for Understanding with the Ministry of Local Self-Government and Civil Servant Agency; October 23, 2003

7. Cooperation with international organizations and donors
High level of cooperation with:
Make Decentralization Work Project - DAI/MDW
Swiss Agency for Cooperation and Development - SDC
OSCE
UNDP
EAR
VNG International
GTZ
Foundation Open Society Institute Macedonia

8. ZELS international activities
Active participation in the bodies of the Council of Europe – The Congress of the Local and Regional Authorities
CEMR membership
NALAS membership – Network of Associations of regional and local authorities of the South East Europe – under auspices of the Council of Europe

9. Workshops and trainings
Organizing a lot of workshops and trainings for capacity building of the municipal administration in the sphere of:
Legal regulations;
Local Economic Development;
Urbanism;
Preparation and implementation of municipal projects;
Capacity Building of Elected Representatives

10. System for informing of the municipalities and the public on regular basis
Preparation and distribution of Newsletter:
- Macedonian - English: 2350 copies
- Macedonian - Albanian: 500 copies
Preparation and distribution of weekly reports in Macedonian and Albanian language;
Preparation and updating of dynamic web page.

11. Assistance to the municipalities
Constant assistance to the municipalities for realization of the municipal projects;
Contacts with the donor organizations and institutions for overcoming of the municipal problems.
Lobbying
Legal Advises

12. Collection of membership fee
Increased Collection rate of ZELS membership fee:

13. Audit of the financial management of ZELS
Financial Audit provided by international Audit agency;
Transparent cost elaboration for the membership and public;

14. ZELS Administration Increasing the number of employees from 2 to 9;
Active engagement for coordination of the work of the committees, the international cooperation, training, logistic support and all the current activities of ZELS.

15. QUESTIONS,
DISCUSSION