(Progress report of the Ethics Commissioner of Shymkent city mayor’s administration A. Akishev for 2018)
As you know, Head of state Nursultan Nazarbayev pays special attention to the creation of a public service system that ensures the development of the country in the new historical conditions.
In May 2015, the head of state announced the reform program "National Plan-100 concrete steps to implement Five institutional reforms". The first topical issue in this document is the formation of a professional state administration. Step 12 of the Nation's Plan of the President states: “Introduction of new ethical rules. Development of a new code of ethics for the civil service. It is known that the Code of Ethics was adopted on January 1, 2016 and the position of the Commissioner for Ethics was introduced in order to fulfill the task "Introduction of the position of the Commissioner for Ethics."
Due to the fact that Shymkent city received the status of a city of national significance on June 19, 2018, in accordance with the established requirements of the legislation, the city mayor’s administration introduced the post of ethics Commissioner.
Ethics Commissioner is a civil servant who performs activities to ensure compliance with the norms of service ethics and prevent violations of the law on public service, anti-corruption and the code of Ethics of civil servants of the Republic of Kazakhstan, as well as advising civil servants and citizens within their functions.
The main functions of the Ethics Commissioner are to provide advice, prevent violations of official ethics, protect the rights and legitimate interests of civil servants and develop a culture of relationships that comply with the norms of moral and ethical ethics, appeal to relevant officials with recommendations on reviewing the responsibility of civil servants who have committed violations of official ethics in accordance with the procedure established by law.
The Ethics Commissioner is the code of ethics for civil servants, which is governed by the Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the anti-corruption laws and the civil service of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
The Ethics Commissioner is guided by the Code of Ethics of Civil Servants, the Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Laws “On Anti-Corruption” and “On Civil Service of the Republic of Kazakhstan”.
Assistance in improving the knowledge of civil servants in the formation of an anti-corruption culture in the behavior of civil servants, namely, conducting explanatory work.
Performing information-related work.
Reception of civil servants and citizens on their requests.
Assistance in forming a culture of relationships in teams that meet the standards of moral ethics (conducting anonymous questionary.)
In order to fulfill the tasks assigned to the Ethics Commissioner for the second half of 2018, a work plan was prepared and was approved by the head of city mayor’s administration. In accordance with the schedules, since September 19, 2018, seminars and meetings were planned and held with the participation of civil servants of the city, district mayor’s administration, and Executive bodies funded from the local budget. In particular, the requirements arising from the Code of Ethics, the Civil Service and Anti-Corruption Laws were explained in the district mayor's offices and departments, the quality of services provided by civil servants, including disciplinary measures against civil servants, prevention of corruption in the civil service. The issues of its possible risks were considered. Participants were explained in detail and answered questions.
On September 14, 2018, it was conducted an anonymous conversation with employees of “Kazyna araly” LLP on the topic:" Improving the ethics of civil servants in the Republic of Kazakhstan”. During the interview, questions were asked on "how long have they held this position", "functional responsibilities", "what are the difficulties in this position", "what changes and additions can be made to the code of ethics" and others.
Interaction with citizens is one of the main criteria for an effective state administration. We always strive to meet the highest standards of service delivery, professionally provide services, guided by the principles of honesty, transparency and fairness. In order to make it easier for civil servants and citizens to contact the Ethics Commissioner, monthly announcements are published on the ethics Commissioner's Facebook page and in city Newspapers. The schedule of reception of citizens is carried out on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month from 15-00 to 17-00 hours. In addition, the public reception of the Shymkent city branch of the "Nur Otan" party receives citizens on Monday of the 3rd week of each month. Also on local television, namely on the TV channels "Otyrar", "Ontustik", "Agro TV" videos on the reception of civil servants and individual citizens were broadcast 5-6 times a day.
During the above-mentioned seminars on the direction of reception of civil servants and citizens on personal appeals, the reception of civil servants and other citizens was held with preliminary publication in the local media. In total, these receptions raised questions of concern to 3 civil servants and other citizens, which were answered. At the personal reception of the Ethics Commissioner in the building of the city mayor's administration, there were 8 people, whose complaints were studied in accordance with the law and answered.