Pursuant to subparagraph 5) of paragraph 3 of Article 8 and Article 9 of the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan “On Local State Administration and Self-Government in the Republic of Kazakhstan,” the Decree of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan “On Approval of the Model Regulations of a Maslikhat,” and Article 27 of the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan “On Legal Acts,” the Mendykara District Maslikhat RESOLVES:
To approve the Regulations of the Mendykara District Maslikhat in accordance with Annex No. 1.
To repeal certain decisions of the Mendykara District Maslikhat in accordance with Annex No. 2 to this decision.
This decision shall enter into force from the date of its signing.
Chairperson of the District Maslikhat K. Rakhmetkaliyev
Annex No. 1
to the decision of the maslikhat
dated March 31, 2023 No. 10
Regulations of the Mendykara District Maslikhat
Chapter 1. General Provisions
These Regulations of the Mendykara District Maslikhat (hereinafter – the Regulations) have been developed in accordance with Article 9 of the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan “On Local State Administration and Self-Government in the Republic of Kazakhstan” (hereinafter – the Law), the Decree of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan “On Approval of the Model Regulations of a Maslikhat” and establish the procedure for holding sessions of the maslikhat, meetings of its bodies, submitting and considering issues concerning the formation and election of maslikhat bodies, hearing reports on their activities, reports on the work performed by the maslikhat before the population and on the activities of its standing commissions, considering deputies’ inquiries, the powers and organization of the activities of deputy associations in the maslikhat, as well as voting, organization of the work of the staff and other procedural and organizational matters.
The maslikhat (local representative body) is an elected body elected by the population of the district, expressing the will of the population and, in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan, determining measures necessary for its implementation and monitoring their execution.
The maslikhat does not have the rights of a legal entity.
The activities of the maslikhat shall be regulated by the Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Law and other regulatory legal acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Chapter 2. Procedure for Holding a Session of the Maslikhat
The main form of activity of the maslikhat is a session at which issues within its competence under the laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan are resolved.
A session of the maslikhat shall be competent if at least two thirds of the total number of maslikhat deputies are present. The session shall be held in the form of plenary meetings with online broadcasting on the Internet resource, taking into account the technical capabilities of the maslikhat, except for the cases specified in the fifth part of this paragraph.
During the work of the session, by decision of the maslikhat, a recess may be taken for a period determined by the maslikhat, but not exceeding fifteen calendar days. The duration of the session shall be determined by the maslikhat.
Before each meeting of the maslikhat, registration of the deputies present shall be carried out, and its results shall be announced by the chairperson of the maslikhat before the beginning of the meetings.
A session of the maslikhat shall, as a rule, be open. Closed sessions may be held by decision of the maslikhat, adopted upon the proposal of the chairperson of the maslikhat or one third of the deputies present at the session of the maslikhat, provided that a majority of the total number of deputies present vote in favor thereof.
When a state of emergency is declared or emergency situations and their consequences are eliminated, during the period of restrictive measures, including quarantine, a session may be held by means of videoconferencing or other means of communication.
The first session of a newly elected maslikhat shall be convened by the chairperson of the relevant territorial election commission no later than within thirty days from the date of registration of the maslikhat deputies, provided that at least three quarters of the number of deputies established for the given maslikhat are present.
The chairperson of the relevant territorial election commission shall open the first session of the maslikhat and conduct it until the chairperson of the maslikhat is elected. The chairperson of the relevant territorial election commission shall propose that the deputies nominate a candidate for chairperson of the maslikhat from among the deputies, on whom an open or secret vote shall be held. The candidate who receives a majority of votes of the total number of deputies shall be deemed elected.
The maslikhat shall adopt decisions by voting.
Voting shall be carried out:
using an electronic vote-counting system, if available;
by a show of hands;
using ballots.
If there is an insufficient number of deputies to conduct voting, the chairperson of the maslikhat or the person acting in their capacity shall take measures to ensure a quorum. If it is impossible to ensure a quorum, the presiding officer shall postpone the voting until the next meeting of the maslikhat.
If errors are identified in the procedure and technique of the voting conducted, repeated voting shall be held by decision of the maslikhat.
The results of voting on all issues shall be announced by the chairperson of the maslikhat or the person acting in their capacity, indicating the number of persons who participated in the voting, those who voted “for,” “against,” abstained, and the voting result. The data shall be entered into the minutes of the meeting of the maslikhat.
Cancellation of, amendments to and additions to previously adopted decisions of the maslikhat shall be carried out by the same type of voting by which they were adopted.
A regular session of the maslikhat shall be convened at least four times a year and shall be chaired by the chairperson of the maslikhat.
Regular sessions shall be planned by the maslikhat at a session.
9. An extraordinary session of the maslikhat shall be convened and chaired by the chairperson of the maslikhat upon the proposal of at least one third of the deputies elected to the given maslikhat, as well as the Akim of the Mendykara District.
An extraordinary session shall be convened no later than five working days from the date of adoption of the decision to hold the extraordinary session. Only the issues that served as the basis for convening it shall be considered at an extraordinary session.
The chairperson of the maslikhat shall notify the deputies, population and akim of the time of convening and place of the session of the maslikhat, as well as the issues submitted for consideration at the session, by posting the relevant information on the official Internet resource of the district maslikhat.
The information shall be posted on the Internet resource of the district maslikhat no later than ten days before the session, and in the case of convening an extraordinary session – no later than three days before it.
On issues submitted for consideration at the session, the chairperson of the maslikhat shall, no later than five days before the session, and in the case of convening an extraordinary session, no later than three days before it, provide the deputies and the akim with the necessary materials in paper or electronic form.
During the period of sessions, meetings of standing commissions and other bodies of the maslikhat, for the period of exercising deputy powers and during professional development of maslikhat deputies related to the exercise of deputy powers in the manner established by the Regulations, a deputy shall be released from the performance of official duties with compensation from the local budget of the average salary at the principal place of employment, but in an amount not exceeding the salary of the head of the staff of the akim of the relevant administrative-territorial unit with work experience in the specified position of up to one year, and travel expenses for the period of sessions, meetings of standing commissions and other bodies of the maslikhat and professional development, taking into account travel time.
The agenda of the session shall be formed by the chairperson of the maslikhat on the basis of the work plan of the maslikhat, issues submitted by standing commissions and other bodies of the maslikhat, a deputy faction, deputy groups and deputies, and the Akim of the Mendykara District.
Proposals for the agenda of the session may be submitted to the chairperson of the maslikhat by local community meetings and public associations.
The agenda of the session may be supplemented and amended during its discussion. The maslikhat shall adopt a decision approving the agenda of the session.
Voting on the agenda shall be conducted separately on each issue. An issue shall be considered included in the agenda if a majority of the deputies of the maslikhat vote for it.
In order to ensure high-quality preparation of issues submitted to the session, the chairperson of the maslikhat shall timely develop and approve an action plan for preparation of the session in coordination with the Akim of the Mendykara District.
On issues within the competence of the maslikhat, akims of the district, village and rural districts, heads and other officials of organizations whose work is considered at the session shall be invited to the session of the district maslikhat. Representatives of the mass media, state bodies and public associations may attend sessions at the invitation of the chairperson of the maslikhat.
Special seats in the meeting hall shall be allocated for persons invited to the meeting of the maslikhat. Invited persons shall not be permitted to interfere with the work of the session of the maslikhat or express approval or disapproval of decisions of the session of the maslikhat.
An invited person may, in the event of a gross violation of order, be removed from the meeting hall by decision of the chairperson of the maslikhat or at the request of the majority of deputies present at the session.
Meetings of the maslikhat shall be held at a time determined by the maslikhat.
The chairperson of the maslikhat may announce a recess on their own initiative or upon a reasoned proposal from deputies. At the end of a plenary meeting, time shall be allocated for deputies to make brief statements and announcements, on which no debate shall be opened.
The regulations governing speeches at meetings of the maslikhat for reports, co-reports, speeches during debates and on the conduct of the meeting, discussion of candidates, voting, statements and questions shall be determined by the maslikhat. Speakers and co-speakers shall be given time to answer questions. If a speaker exceeds the allotted time, the chairperson of the maslikhat shall interrupt the speech or, with the consent of the majority of deputies present at the meeting, extend the speaking time.
A deputy of the maslikhat may speak on the same issue no more than twice. Deputy inquiries, speeches for providing explanations and answers to questions shall not be considered speeches during debates. Transfer of the right to speak to another deputy shall not be permitted.
Debates shall be terminated by an open vote by a majority of deputies present at the session. When the issue of terminating debates is raised, the chairperson of the maslikhat shall inform the deputies of the number of persons registered to speak and those who have spoken and ascertain who insists on being given the floor.
The floor on the conduct of the meeting shall be given to a deputy out of turn after the previous speech has ended. The chairperson of the maslikhat may give the floor out of turn for a statement, deputy inquiry, answer to a question and provision of explanations on the issue under discussion.
Questions to speakers shall be submitted in written or oral form. Written questions shall be submitted to the chairperson of the maslikhat and announced at the meeting of the maslikhat.
Chapter 3. Procedure for Adoption of Acts of the Maslikhat
19. On matters within its competence, the maslikhat shall adopt decisions by a majority of votes of the total number of deputies of the maslikhat, unless otherwise established by the Law.
20. Draft decisions shall be submitted by the head of the staff of the maslikhat to the chairperson of the maslikhat.
Draft decisions accepted for consideration, together with all necessary materials, shall be sent by the chairperson of the maslikhat to the standing commissions for consideration and preparation of proposals.
Preparation of the draft decision on the district budget shall be carried out in accordance with paragraph 29 of these Regulations.
For work on draft decisions and preparation of other issues, standing commissions may establish working groups. If necessary, deputies from another standing commission may be included in the working group. Any deputy may participate in the work of the working group.
In cases provided for by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan, upon submission by the local executive body, the maslikhat shall adopt a joint decision with it.
Regulatory legal decisions of the maslikhat shall be subject to state registration with the justice authorities and publication in the manner established by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan, except in cases provided for by legislation.
If disagreements arise between standing commissions participating in the preparation of an issue for the session, the chairpersons of the commissions and the chairperson of the maslikhat shall take measures to overcome them; any remaining disagreements shall be brought to the attention of the deputies of the maslikhat.
When considering an issue at a session, the main report of the commission (working group) or deputy faction responsible for the draft decisions shall be heard and, if necessary, a co-report of other commissions (working groups) or deputy factions participating in consideration of the issue.
The report of the commission (working group) or deputy faction responsible for the draft decisions shall indicate the proposals included in and rejected from the draft decisions and provide reasons for the adoption or rejection of amendments.
Standing commissions, individual members of commissions and working groups who disagree with the provisions of the co-report or conclusions on draft decisions may state their opinions before the beginning of general debates on the issue under consideration.
Discussion of a draft decision shall be conducted by paragraphs. Amendments to draft decisions shall be submitted in writing with clear wording of the proposed changes or additions and an indication of their place in the text of the draft decision. Amendments that do not meet these requirements shall not be accepted for consideration.
Decisions of the maslikhat on procedural issues shall be adopted by an open vote by a majority of the deputies present at the meeting, entered in the minutes, without adopting a separate decision, and shall be recorded in the minutes of the meeting.
Procedural issues include: the procedure for conducting the meeting, the order of discussion of issues, termination of debates, limitation or extension of speaking time, voting methods, verification of a quorum and recounting of votes, returning to previously adopted decisions and/or conducting repeated voting on the issues under consideration.
The session of the maslikhat shall adopt decisions on each issue on the agenda. If several draft decisions are submitted on one issue, each of them shall be provided to the deputies present at the session.
All submitted draft decisions shall be put to a vote. After one of the drafts is adopted as a basis, the deputies shall proceed to the procedure for adopting amendments thereto.
If there are amendments to the draft decision of the maslikhat, voting shall be conducted in the following sequence:
the proposed (revised) draft decision of the maslikhat shall be adopted as a basis, and if it is rejected, further voting on amendments shall be terminated;
amendments not included in the draft adopted as a basis shall be put to a vote one by one;
the session decision shall be put to a vote as a whole, taking into account the adopted amendments. Repeated voting on rejected draft decisions and amendments thereto at the current session shall not be permitted.
Amendments shall be put to a separate vote, the sequence of which shall be determined by the chairperson of the maslikhat or the person acting in their capacity. Before voting on mutually exclusive amendments, the last amendment shall be read out by the presiding officer. Authors of amendments may speak to explain their substance or propose that they be withdrawn from consideration.
Amendments to decisions of the maslikhat shall be introduced in the manner established for their adoption.
Minutes of sessions shall be printed no later than one month after the session and stored in the manner established by legislation.
Draft plans, programs of socio-economic development of the territory, reports on their implementation, territorial management schemes and other issues submitted for consideration by the session of the maslikhat, as well as draft decisions thereon in the Kazakh and Russian languages, with an explanatory note and approval visas as appropriate, together with all necessary materials, shall be submitted to the maslikhat no later than three weeks before the regular session.
Draft decisions of the local representative body providing for an increase in expenditures or a reduction in local budget revenues may be submitted for consideration by the maslikhat only if there is a positive conclusion of the akim.
Draft budgets of the district, village and rural districts shall be considered by the standing commissions of the maslikhat. The maslikhat or the chairperson of the maslikhat shall establish a temporary commission of the maslikhat to consider the draft budget, which may include employees of the maslikhat staff, representatives of the local executive body and the offices of the akims of villages and rural districts.
Within two working days from the date of receipt of the draft budget, the chairperson of the maslikhat shall send an instruction to the relevant commissions specifying the deadlines necessary for preparing an opinion on the draft budget.
The standing commissions, taking into account the opinion of the temporary commission of the maslikhat, shall develop proposals on the draft budget with appropriate justifications and calculations and submit them to the relevant standing commission, which shall consolidate the proposals and prepare an opinion on the budget of the relevant territory.
The local executive body responsible for budget planning shall, no later than two weeks before the beginning of the session, submit to the chairperson of the maslikhat the final version of the draft decision on the budget together with all necessary materials.
The district budget shall be approved by the maslikhat no later than two weeks after the signing of the decision of the regional maslikhat approving the regional budget. The budgets of villages and rural districts shall be approved by the district maslikhat by the end of the financial year from the date of signing of the decision of the district maslikhat approving the district budget.
Approval of the budgets of villages and rural districts by separate decisions of the district maslikhat shall be permitted.
When unscheduled issues concerning clarification of the local budget for the relevant year are submitted to a regular session of the maslikhat, the materials shall be submitted within the time limits provided for by budget legislation.
When clarifying the budget of the relevant territory at an extraordinary session of the maslikhat, work on considering the draft budget in the standing (temporary) commissions shall be carried out within two working days from the date of adoption of the decision to convene it.
Chapter 4. Procedure for Hearing Reports
The maslikhat shall exercise control over the execution of the local budget and economic and social development programs of territories by hearing the report of the Akim of the Mendykara District.
The hearing of the annual report of the district akim before the deputies at a meeting of the maslikhat shall begin with a brief opening statement by the chairperson of the maslikhat or the person acting in their capacity on the agenda.
After the speech of the chairperson of the maslikhat or the person acting in their capacity, the floor shall be given to the Akim of the Mendykara District.
The akim's report shall contain information on the socio-economic development of the relevant administrative-territorial unit for the past year, achievement of key indicators of district development programs, tasks and main directions of further development of the district, and the process of forming local budget projects in terms of determining priorities for the socio-economic development of the district.
After the report, deputies shall have the right to ask questions and receive answers to them and express their opinions.
The report of the akim (the person performing their duties) on the performance of the functions and tasks assigned to them and the draft decision thereon shall be submitted for consideration by the maslikhat three weeks before the relevant session.
At the end of the meeting, the chairperson of the maslikhat or the person acting in their capacity shall put the following issues to a vote:
approval of the report of the akim (the person performing their duties);
rejection of the report and the need for its repeated hearing.
The repeated hearing of the report of the akim (the person performing their duties) shall be carried out no later than 10 working days from the date of its rejection.
The revised report of the akim (the person performing their duties) shall be submitted to the maslikhat no later than 5 working days from the date of its rejection.
The grounds for consideration by the maslikhat of the issue of expressing no confidence in the akim shall be:
two-time non-approval by the maslikhat of reports submitted by the akim on the implementation of plans, economic and social development programs of the territory, and the local budget;
initiation by the local community meeting of the issue of dismissal of the akim of a village or rural district.
Initiation of the issue of dismissal of the akim of a village or rural district shall be confirmed by the minutes of the local community meeting in accordance with Article 39-3 of the Law.
The maslikhat shall hear reports of the chairperson of the maslikhat, chairpersons of standing commissions and other bodies of the maslikhat.
The chairperson of the maslikhat shall report at least once a year at regular sessions of the maslikhat on the work performed to organize the activities of the maslikhat, the progress in considering deputy inquiries and deputy appeals, appeals from voters and measures taken thereon, interaction of the maslikhat with other local self-government bodies, and the activities of the maslikhat staff.
Chairpersons of standing commissions and other bodies of the maslikhat shall report at least once a year at regular sessions on the performance of their assigned functions and powers.
Reports of the Audit Commission for Kostanay Region on budget execution shall be considered by the maslikhat annually.
The maslikhat shall report to the population at least once a year on the work performed by the maslikhat and the activities of its standing commissions.
The report of the district maslikhat shall be presented to the population at least once a year at local community meetings by a group of deputies headed by the chairperson of the maslikhat or the person acting in their capacity, or by chairpersons of standing commissions.
The hearing of the chairperson of the maslikhat or the person acting in their capacity, or the chairperson of standing commissions before the population shall begin with a brief opening statement by the akim of the relevant territory on the agenda.
After the akim of the relevant territory, the floor shall be given to the chairperson of the maslikhat or the person acting in their capacity, or the chairperson of the standing commissions.
After the report, the population shall have the right to ask questions and receive answers to them and express their opinions, which shall be entered into the minutes.
The minutes of reporting meetings shall be prepared by the head of the maslikhat staff and signed by the chairperson of the maslikhat or the person acting in their capacity, or by the chairperson of the standing commission.
Chapter 5. Procedure for Considering Deputy Inquiries
On issues within the competence of the maslikhat, a deputy of the maslikhat shall address an official written inquiry to the akim, the chairperson and member of the territorial district election commission, the prosecutor and officials of territorial subdivisions of central state bodies and executive bodies financed from the local budget.
Deputy inquiries submitted before the beginning of the session shall be submitted to the chairperson of the maslikhat and considered at its meeting when deciding on their inclusion in the agenda of the session. A copy of the deputy inquiry shall be sent by the chairperson of the maslikhat to the body or official to whom it is addressed no later than two working days after its receipt. Deputy inquiries submitted during the session shall be submitted to the presiding officer at the meeting.
A deputy inquiry not related to other issues to be considered at the session shall be included in the agenda as a separate issue or considered at the end of the session at a specially allocated time. The maslikhat shall determine the agenda of the session in such a way as to provide a reserve of time for submitting deputy inquiries and questions. Deputy inquiries related to other issues to be resolved at the session shall not be included in the agenda and shall be announced by the presiding officer at the session before the beginning of debates on the relevant issue.
The maslikhat may postpone consideration of a deputy inquiry to another session. Before approval of the agenda of the session, deputy inquiries may be withdrawn by the deputies who submitted them. After approval of the agenda of the session, withdrawal of a deputy inquiry from consideration shall be carried out by decision of the maslikhat. Deputy inquiries shall be attached to the minutes of the session.
A response to a deputy inquiry shall be submitted in writing and signed by the persons specified in paragraph 40 of these Regulations or by the first head of the state body to which the deputy inquiry was sent, or by their deputy, within a period not exceeding one month.
The deputy shall be given the opportunity to express their opinion on the response to the deputy inquiry. Deputy inquiries addressed to the prosecutor may not be related to the exercise of criminal prosecution.
Chapter 6. Officials, Standing Commissions and Other Bodies of the Maslikhat, Deputy Associations of the Maslikhat
Paragraph 1. Chairperson of the Maslikhat
At the first session of the maslikhat, deputies shall nominate candidates for the position of chairperson of the maslikhat, who shall be an official working on a permanent basis and accountable to the maslikhat.
The number of nominated candidates shall not be limited. Candidates shall present approximate programs of their future activities. A candidate shall be considered elected to the position of chairperson of the maslikhat if, as a result of an open or secret vote, they receive a majority of votes of the total number of deputies of the maslikhat.
If more than two candidates have been nominated for the position of chairperson of the maslikhat and none of them receives the required number of votes for election, a repeated vote shall be held on the two candidates who received the largest number of votes.
If, during the repeated voting, neither of these candidates receives more than half of the votes of the total number of deputies, a repeated election shall be held.
The chairperson of the maslikhat shall be elected for the term of office of the maslikhat.
The chairperson of the maslikhat shall exercise powers in accordance with the Law and these Regulations.
In the absence of the chairperson of the district maslikhat, their powers shall temporarily be exercised by the chairperson of one of the standing commissions of the maslikhat or by a deputy of the maslikhat determined at the session of the maslikhat for the entire term of the regular convocation.
The chairperson of the maslikhat shall have the casting vote if, during voting at a session of the maslikhat, the votes of the deputies are divided equally.
The chairperson of the maslikhat shall not have the right to be a member of the standing commissions of the maslikhat. In the event of early termination of the powers of the chairperson of the maslikhat, the election of a new chairperson shall be conducted in accordance with the procedure established by the Law and these Regulations.
Paragraph 2. Standing and Temporary Commissions of the Maslikhat
For the term of their powers, the maslikhat shall establish at the first session, from among the deputies, standing commissions for preliminary consideration and preparation of issues within the competence of the maslikhat, assistance in implementing its decisions and laws, and exercising functions within their competence. Members of standing commissions shall be elected by the maslikhat by open vote from among the deputies.
The list, number and composition of each standing commission shall be put to a separate vote. Their numerical and personal composition shall be determined by the maslikhat upon the proposal of the chairperson of the maslikhat.
The number of standing commissions shall not exceed seven.
Standing commissions may establish working groups.
The organization of activities, functions and powers of standing commissions shall be determined by the Law and these Regulations.
In order to prepare individual issues within the competence of the maslikhat for consideration at sessions, the maslikhat or the chairperson of the maslikhat may establish temporary commissions. The composition, tasks, terms of office and rights of temporary commissions shall be determined by the maslikhat when establishing them.
Standing commissions may, on their own initiative or by decision of the maslikhat, hold public hearings.
Public hearings shall be held for the purpose of discussing the most important and socially significant issues within the competence of standing commissions, in the form of extended meetings of these commissions with the participation of deputies, representatives of executive bodies, local self-government bodies, organizations, mass media and citizens.
A working group of deputies shall be established to conduct public hearings. Specialists from other state bodies and organizations may be involved in the preparation of hearings.
One month before the public hearings, the standing commission shall inform the population through the mass media of the topic, date and time of the forthcoming public hearings.
The standing commission shall invite representatives of interested state bodies, the public and the mass media to public hearings. Deputies of the maslikhat from other standing commissions may participate in public hearings.
At public hearings, after the speech of a deputy of the standing commission, time shall be allocated for answering questions.
Proposals and comments received following the speech on the deputy commission's report shall be entered into the minutes of the public hearings.
The minutes of the public hearings shall be prepared by an employee of the maslikhat staff and signed by the deputy who presided over the public hearings.
Meetings of standing commissions shall, as a rule, be open, except in cases where the issues under consideration are classified as state or official secrets in accordance with the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan “On State Secrets.”
Meetings of standing commissions shall be convened as necessary and shall be competent if more than half of the total number of their members are present.
A resolution of a standing commission shall be adopted by a majority of votes of the total number of commission members.
The resolution of the standing commission and the minutes of the meeting shall be signed by its chairperson, and in the case of a joint meeting of several standing commissions – by the chairpersons of the respective commissions.
Paragraph 3. Chairperson of the Standing Commission of the Maslikhat
The chairperson of a standing commission of the maslikhat shall be elected from among the deputies by open vote by a majority of votes of the total number of deputies and shall be relieved of office by the maslikhat at a session of the maslikhat.
If more than two candidates have been nominated for the position of chairperson of a standing commission of the maslikhat and none of them receives the required number of votes for election, a repeated vote shall be held on the two candidates who received the largest number of votes.
If, during the repeated voting, neither of these candidates receives more than half of the votes of the total number of deputies, a repeated election shall be held.
The chairperson of a standing commission shall have the casting vote if, during voting at a meeting of the commission, the votes of the deputies are divided equally.
In the absence of the chairperson of one of the standing commissions of the maslikhat, by decision of the chairperson of the maslikhat, their powers shall temporarily be exercised by the chairperson of another standing commission of the maslikhat or by a deputy who is a member of the given standing commission of the maslikhat.
The chairperson of a standing commission of the maslikhat shall exercise powers in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan, these Regulations and the decision of the maslikhat.
Paragraph 4. Counting Commission of the Maslikhat
The maslikhat or the chairperson of the maslikhat shall have the right to establish temporary commissions, including a counting commission. The composition, tasks and terms of office of the counting commission shall be determined by the maslikhat.
The maslikhat shall elect, by open vote from among the deputies, an odd-numbered composition of the counting commission.
The maslikhat shall have the right to include employees of the maslikhat staff, state bodies and other organizations in the commission.
When an open vote is held, the counting commission shall organize the voting process and summarize its results.
The counting commission shall elect a chairperson and secretary of the commission from among its members; its decisions shall be adopted by a majority of votes by open voting.
Before the beginning of open voting, the chairperson of the maslikhat shall indicate the number of proposals put to a vote and read out their wording.
A secret vote may be held to elect the chairperson of the maslikhat. By decision of the chairperson of the maslikhat, secret voting may be held on other issues.
The time and place of secret voting and the procedure for conducting it shall be established by the counting commission and announced by the chairperson of the counting commission.
Ballots shall be issued immediately before voting; they shall be produced under the supervision of the counting commission in the form established by it, in a quantity equal to the number of deputies present at the meeting, and signed by the chairperson of the counting commission.
Each deputy shall be issued one ballot signed by the chairperson of the counting commission. The total number of ballots shall not exceed the number of deputies on the maslikhat's list.
Ballots for secret voting shall be issued to deputies of the maslikhat upon presentation of their deputy identification card.
Ballots of an unestablished form shall not be taken into account during counting.
Ballots of an unestablished form shall be considered invalid, and when electing officials, ballots on which more than one candidate for one position is marked shall also be considered invalid. Surnames added to the ballot shall not be taken into account when counting votes. Ballots on which more than one draft decision is marked shall be considered invalid.
Blank ballots and ballots on which the surnames of all candidates are not marked shall be recognized as valid but shall not be taken into account when counting votes.
The ballot box shall be opened by the counting commission after voting has ended. Opening the ballot box before the end of voting shall be prohibited.
The counting commission shall draw up minutes on the results of the secret voting, which shall be signed by all members of the counting commission.
If errors are identified in the procedure and technique of the voting conducted, repeated voting shall be held by decision of the maslikhat.
A deputy of the maslikhat who was absent during voting shall not have the right to vote later.
Paragraph 5. Deputy Associations in Maslikhats
Deputies of the maslikhat may establish deputy associations in the form of factions of political parties and other public associations, and deputy groups. The chairperson of the maslikhat may not be a member of deputy associations. A deputy shall have the right to be a member of only one deputy faction.
Registration of deputy factions and groups shall be carried out at a session of the maslikhat, by attendance, and shall be exclusively informational in nature.
Members of deputy associations may:
submit comments and proposals regarding the agenda of the maslikhat, the procedure for considering and substance of the issues under discussion;
express opinions on candidates for officials who are elected or appointed by the maslikhat;
propose amendments to draft decisions of the maslikhat;
request materials and documents necessary for the activities of the deputy association.
A faction of a political party shall, in its activities, interact with the governing bodies of the political party, participate in the work of the public reception office of the political party, and shall also unite at least three deputies of the maslikhat. A deputy group shall consist of at least five deputies of the maslikhat.ies of the maslikhat shall undergo professional development. The frequency of professional development of maslikhat deputies shall be
Chapter 7. Rules of Deputy Ethics
Deputies of the maslikhat:
shall treat each other and all other persons participating in the work of sessions of the maslikhat, commissions of the maslikhat and its working bodies with respect;
shall not use in their speeches unfounded accusations, crude or insulting expressions that damage the honor and dignity of deputies of the maslikhat and other persons;
shall not call for illegal or violent actions;
shall not obstruct the normal work of the maslikhat, standing commissions and other bodies of the maslikhat;
shall not interrupt speakers.
When speaking in the mass media during public events and commenting on the activities of state bodies, officials and citizens, a deputy shall use only reliable and verified facts.
A deputy shall not use the advantages of their deputy status for personal purposes in relations with state bodies and organizations or the mass media.
A deputy of the maslikhat may not disclose information that became known to them in the exercise of deputy powers if such information concerns issues considered at closed meetings of sessions, standing commissions of the maslikhat and other bodies of the maslikhat.
A deputy of the maslikhat who does not have special authority to represent the maslikhat may enter into relations with state bodies and organizations only on their own behalf.
A deputy of the maslikhat may, for failure to perform and/or improper performance of their duties provided for by paragraph 2 of Article 21 of the Law, as well as for violation of the rules of deputy ethics established by the regulations of the maslikhat, be subject to disciplinary measures in the form of a reprimand and/or compulsion to make a public apology.
Chapter 8. Professional Development of Maslikhat Deputies
Deputies of the maslikhat shall undergo professional development. The frequency of professional development of maslikhat deputies shall be once every five years during the first two years of the term of office of an elected deputy.
Deputies of the maslikhat shall be sent for professional development to educational organizations under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan and their branches.
The duration of professional development of maslikhat deputies shall be at least 40 academic hours.
Deputies who successfully complete professional development shall be issued a certificate confirming completion of professional development in paper or electronic form.
The maslikhat staff shall plan expenditures for professional development of maslikhat deputies in accordance with the budget legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Chapter 9. Organization of the Work of the Maslikhat Staff
In order to provide information and analytical, organizational and legal, and material and technical support for the activities of the maslikhat and its bodies, and to assist deputies in exercising their powers, a maslikhat staff shall be established.
The maslikhat staff shall be a state institution maintained at the expense of the local budget.
The Regulation on the maslikhat staff shall be approved by the maslikhat.
The maslikhat shall approve the structure of the maslikhat staff, determine expenditures for its maintenance and material and technical support within the staffing limit established by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the allocated funds.
The activities of civil servants of the maslikhat staff shall be carried out in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Upon expiration of the term of office of the maslikhat, in cases of early termination of the powers of the maslikhat and election of a new composition of its deputies, the activities of civil servants of the maslikhat staff shall not be terminated.