1. Public Consortia Challenges Vancouver – Oct 2007 Marcela Belic Cherubine Secretariat for Legal Issues Municipality of Santo André

2. Some Challenges 1st. Guarantee Quality Public Participation in Public Consortia

3. Quality Public Participation in the Public Consortia Causal Factors Quality Public Participation Institutions of Public Participation Instances of Public Participation in Public Consortia Experiences of Public Participation

4. Quality Public Participation in the Public Consortia Regarding institutions of public participation Popular Initiatives  Presentation of law proposals by the public, fulfilling all prerequisites defined by the Federal Constitution 14 III, cc 61 par. 2nd  In municipalities, by law regulates according established by the Federal Constitution Referendum  Submission of law proposals already approved by the legislative to the public so that it may decide, fulfilling all prerequisites established by Federal Constitution CF 14, II Plebiscite  Expression or determination of public opinion on a law already passed – FC 14, I Popular Action and Mobilization

5. Quality Public Participation in the Public Consortia Regarding the legal instances of public participation Federal Law 11107/05 doesn’t mention anything Federal Decree 6.017/07 provisions in the 5th art.: Art. 5: The Protocol of Intentions, under the risk of being null, will by law contain, at minimum, clauses that establish: : § 2o Under the general assembly must be defined: I – the participation of representatives of civil society within the public institutions adhered to the consortia II – that public institutions adhered to the consortia should consist of civil society representatives

6. Quality Public Participation in the Public Consortia Existing experiences of public participation Municipal Participatory Budgets Thematic Municipal Councils Thematic Forums Regional Experience from ABC Region – Greater ABC Chamber

7. Quality Public Participation in the Public Consortia Synthesis Strengthen idea of the consortia as an alternative solution to regional problems Consolidate the idea of the possibility of multiple consortia Insert in the protocol of intentions mechanisms that would foster public participation: Permanent debate groups Thematic forum In the election of the regional action directives In long-term strategic planning In the choice of investment to be made

8. Challenges 2nd. Guarantee effective and continuous inter institutional collaboration

9. Effective and Continuous Inter institutional Collaboration Some Causal Factors Inter institutional collaboration History Professional Capacity Building of the Consortia Management Politics

10. Effective and continuous inter institutional collaboration History HR Qualifications Politics History Regional Planning Hydrological and Water management consortia Political use Unqualified labour force Qualification of Human Resources Not ready to deal with regional analysis Difficulty in building capacity Appointed vs. Contracted vs. tenure Politics Current political representations Alternatives in debate District vote Mixed District Vote

11. Effective and continuous inter institutional collaboration Synthesis Move away the consortia from the political-partisan alterations Follow long term strategic planning Professional Management Foster at universities debates regarding regional themes

12. As the representative of the Municipality of Santo Andre, I thank you for the opportunity and attention during the presentation