IMPROVEMENT OF THE SYSTEM OF OF TERRITORIAL COMMUNITIES AS A GUARANTEE OF INCREASING THE LEVEL OF CAPACITY OF THE UNIFIED STATE SYSTEM OF CIVIL PROTECTION

Abstract

Abstract. In the process of implementing the measures of the Concept of local self-government reform, it is important to specify the tasks and requirements for the implementation of civil protection tasks at the level of territorial communities. Therefore, the aim of the article is to formulate directions for making changes / additions to regulations on the organization of the civil protection system at the level of local self- government and to determine measures to improve the civil protection of territorial communities. The object of research is the functioning of the civil protection system in territorial communities. The expediency of amendments to Articles 6, 25, 30, 35, 36, 37 of the Code of Civil Protection of Ukraine in terms of streamlining the powers of village, town, city councils, their executive bodies, delimitation of powers of councils, specifying the activities of rural, township and urban communities as subjects of civil protection. To improve the activities of territorial communities in the field of civil protection, the proposed changes to the regulations of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine in terms of defining the role of local governments of village, town and city councils as subjects of civil protection, specifying the creation of territorial community with a list of services and their tasks (within the region, district, community), the role and rights of the territorial community in attracting relevant services. Emphasis is placed on implementing the experience of organizing the civil protection system of Canadian municipalities, where local municipalities play a key role in increasing society's resilience to emergencies, and take on a number of responsibilities to protect the civilian population. An integral part of the work are proposals for priority tasks and steps for the organization of civil protection at the basic level of local government, which are proposed as explanations of laws and regulations on civil protection, algorithms for heads (specialists) of local governments to organize and implement measures CZ on the territory of the community, as well as standard and formalized documents (options for decisions of the community council, the executive body of the community, the orders of the head of the community).