Filenews 6 April 2024
District Local Government Organizations (EDAs) will be staffed with more staff than requested so that their operation will be smooth from July 1, Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou said on Saturday.
In statements coming to the General Assembly of the Union of Cyprus Communities in Zygi and answering a relevant question, Mr. Ioannou said that "there are some open issues in general about reform" and that is why he has scheduled this month visits to all District Local Government Organizations, while he will meet "with the Union of Cyprus Municipalities, to see how the big issue of the "EVAGORAS" system is progressing. which concerns us. The information I have on a weekly basis is that, in relation to the EDAs, we are on track and buildings have been found," he noted.
Regarding the actions taken by the Ministry of Interior for appropriate staffing of the licensing sector that will be transferred to the EDAs, Mr. Ioannou said that with decisions taken, "I can now state it publicly, the EDAs will be staffed with more staff than has been requested by them. So as far as the issue of staffing is concerned, there will be no such issue from July 1."
He also expressed certainty that "with the adequate staffing and the huge change being made in the Department of Town Planning and Housing with the implementation of a series of 22 measures to simplify the licensing process, there will be no problem in licensing, beyond the first period which will be an adaptation period, given that staff from three different organizations with different cultures will now be co-located."
As far as "personnel and procedures are concerned, with the measures we have taken, there will be more staff than requested and simplified procedures," the Interior Minister noted.
In his statements, Mr. Ioannou praised "the very good work done all this time by the Union of Cyprus Communities for the proper preparation of the Communities in view of the reform of Local Government. We are on a very good path, the organization charts have been made, budget models have been made and I believe that as far as the Communities are concerned, local government reform will have so many benefits," he said.
He also explained that "with the creation of 30 new Clusters, the Communities that will be clustered will now have common services, scientific staff will be recruited, which will offer accounting, administrative and other services, will be able to take part in European Union programs and will be able to carry out projects on their own without depending on the District Administrations", Ended up.
CNA
