Novak Oleksandr Mykolaiovych

First Deputy Mayor

Duties and powers:

• ensures cooperation between the Kharkiv City Council and its executive bodies and law enforcement agencies, military formations located in the city, the Department of the Ministry of Emergencies of Ukraine in Kharkiv Oblast, the Kharkiv Regional State Administration, statistical authorities, the State Tax Service, the Pension Fund of Ukraine, social insurance funds, public organizations, political parties, national cultural societies, religious communities, associations of foreign citizens and students;
• ensures the activities of subordinate executive bodies of the City Council and the high-quality and timely performance by them of tasks concerning matters assigned by the City Council to the competence of these bodies;
• on behalf of the Mayor, represents the Council’s executive bodies in relations with state authorities, other local self-government bodies, citizens’ associations, workforces, the administration of enterprises, institutions, organizations and citizens, as well as in external relations in accordance with the law;
• prepares draft decisions of the City Council and its executive committee, and orders of the Mayor, including those of a regulatory nature;
• reviews draft regulatory legal acts of the City Council, its executive committee and the Mayor on matters concerning the development and vital functions of the city;
• organizes oversight of the implementation of city programs approved by the City Council and the executive committee that fall within his competence;
• on behalf of the Mayor, ensures oversight of the implementation of relevant decisions of the City Council’s executive committee and orders of the Mayor;
• on behalf of the Mayor, considers applications, complaints and other appeals from citizens and legal entities, and prepares draft responses to these appeals;
• ensures the high-quality and timely performance of tasks concerning the development and vital functions of the city;
• performs other tasks on the Mayor’s specific instructions if required by official necessity.

Where to find him: Kharkiv City Council.