STATE ADMINISTRATION REFORM IN CROATIA (possible direction)

1. STATE ADMINISTRATION REFORM IN CROATIA(possible direction) November 2013

3. Public Administration Reform • DraftStrategy of Public Administration Reform 2020 • Public administration we want Croatian Government firmly supports and creates the preconditions for the realization of the vision of modern public administration, will be enable to provide professional public service that contributes to the economic and sustainable development of Croatian society • StrategyMeasure Territorialreorganizationof State AdministationOfficesinCounties

4. Keyindicators • ReductionofRegionalUnitsof Central State AdministationBodies • Reductionof State AdministationOfficesinCounties • Reductionoflaws • Reductionofbylaws

6. Territorial jurisdiction • For the performance of state administration tasks in several administrative areas on the territory of a regional self-government unit, a state administration office is established. • Every county has a state administration office whose territorial jurisdiction coincides with the county territory • Branches may be established outside of the office seatas internal organisational units of the office. • Average number of inhabitants covered by the territorial jurisdiction of an office (without the capital city of Zagreb) – 174,743 inhabitants

7. 5 Offices - Average number of inhabitants covered by the territorial jurisdiction of an office (without the capital city of Zagreb) – 699.557 inhabitants

8. Tasks of a state administration office • deciding administrative matters in the first instance unless otherwise stipulated by law – current state

9. Management of state administration offices (organisational change) HEAD OF STATE ADMINISTRATION OFFICE accountable to Croatian Government and minister competent for public administration SECRETARY ASSISTANT HEAD (Property Rights Division) ASSISTANT HEAD (Economy Division) ASSISTANT HEAD (Division for Non-Economic Services of General Interest) ASSISTANT HEAD (General Administration Division)

10. Internal organisation of state administration offices IN THE OFFICE SEAT - HEAD- SECRETARIAT OUTSIDE OR IN THE OFFICE SEAT DEPARTMENTS ECONOMY DIVISION DIVISION FOR NON-ECONOMIC SERVICES OF GENERAL INTEREST GENERAL ADMINISTRATION DIVISION PROPERTY RIGHTS DIVISION SERVICES SERVICES SERVICES SERVICES DEPARTMENTS DEPARTMENTS DEPARTMENTS DEPARTMENTS DEPARTMENT FOR NON-ECONOMIC SERVICES OF GENERAL INTEREST GENERAL ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT ECONOMY DEPARTMENT ECONOMY DEPARTMENT DEPARTMENT FOR NON-ECONOMIC SERVICES OF GENERAL INTEREST DEPARTMENT FOR NON-ECONOMIC SERVICES OF GENERAL INTEREST GENERAL ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT ECONOMY DEPARTMENT PROPERTY RIGHTS DEPARTMENT PROPERTY RIGHTS DEPARTMENT PROPERTY RIGHTS DEPARTMENT GENERAL ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT

11. One stop shop • established in branches • in the state administration office seat • outside the state administration office seat

12. One stop shop – performance of tasks • parties may file all applications for the exercise of a right from the scope of a state administration office, receive information on the course of case resolution, receive decisions, receive prescribed forms, notifications, advice and other assistance from the scope of the office • parties may also file applications for the exercise of a right from the territorial jurisdiction of another state administration office or from the scope of central state administration offices, which are ex officio forwarded to the competent body without delay

13. Reform, when? • It's time to start right away........

14. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION