Irina Eliseeva

In this article, the author analyzes the changes in the Federal Law dated December 31, 2017 No. 503 “About Amendments to the Federal Law “About Production and Consumption Wastes” and Certain Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation” regulating the functioning of the new solid municipal wastes management system: content of innovations and the mechanism of their application. The positive and negative aspects of the theoretical, legislative and practical aspects of the “garbage” reform are examined. The author justifies the necessity of continuing the implementation of the started modernization; identifies the areas requiring improvement; works out the recommendations to improve the effectiveness of the reform.

The article is devoted to historical study and comparative analysis of existing in domestic and foreign practice methods of organizing the work and functioning of municipal government in the conditions of changing society formations and the development of information and digital technologies. The relevance of the study is due to the need for rapid response of local governments to changes in the life of society, because there is a direct relationship between citizens and the state. The author offers new terms, possible for legislative formalization in view of the development of information and communication infrastructure of municipal authorities on the basis of the national program Passport "Digital economy of the Russian Federation". The author also studied the terminology of the modern municipal service institute in foreign countries, the main methods of introduction of electronic technologies in public administration in English-speaking countries. The author worked out recommendations for the domestic lawmakers and law enforcement analysts, contributing to the effectiveness of local government in the conditions of electronic technologies development and their implementation in the management mechanism. In addition, the author assesses the need for the reception of the foreign digital law in the domestic law.

The article is devoted to historical research and comparative analysis of existing approaches to the definition of the “municipal service” concept, represented in legislation and legal science, identifying its fundamental features, studying the semantic-syntactic meaning of the concept being studied. The paper reveals the debatable aspect of the correctness of the term “permanent basis” use as a fundamental feature of the “municipal service” concept. The author concludes that the reason for the varying interpretation of this concept, both in objective and subjective terms, is the interaction of these two sides of a single phenomenon, beyond which the will, that has become a law, cannot exist and be implemented in practice. The author also outlines the ways of further research in connection with the existence of the theoretical legal category “public service”.