CHAPTER 8. MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY

Article 130

1. Municipal authority ensures the resolution of local issues and exercises its powers in accordance with this Constitution and the agreement on the division of jurisdiction and powers with regional authority.
2. The powers of municipal authority may be delegated to other levels of public authority.
3. Municipal authority is exercised by citizens through referendums, elections, other forms of direct expression of will, through representative and executive bodies.

Article 131

1. Municipal authority is exercised throughout the territory of the Russian Republic in settlements (communes, municipal entities, separate territories), the types of which are established by federal law. The territories of municipal entities are determined taking into account historical and other local traditions. The structure of municipal authority bodies is determined by the population independently in accordance with the general principles of organizing municipal authority in the Russian Republic, established by federal law.
2. Changes to the boundaries of the territories within which municipal authority is exercised are allowed exclusively with the consideration of the opinion of the population of the respective territories, in the manner prescribed by federal law.

Article 132

1. Municipal authorities independently manage municipal property, formulate, approve, and implement the local budget.
2. Municipal authorities, in accordance with federal law and within their competence, ensure public order in their territory, accessibility of medical care and other social support and protection programs for citizens, and address other local matters of importance.
3. Municipal and state authorities, as well as municipal authorities, may transfer their powers to each other with mutual consent, provided that the necessary material and financial resources for exercising such powers are transferred with them. The transfer of powers is carried out by federal law, laws of the Russian Federation subject, as well as agreements on the division of powers.
4. In the Russian Federation, municipal authorities are guaranteed the right to judicial protection and compensation for additional expenses incurred as a result of performing public functions in cooperation with state authorities. They are also protected by the prohibition on restricting the rights of self-government established by the Constitution of the Russian Federation and federal laws.

Chapter 9. Public Self-Government

Article 133.

Public self-government is not part of the system of state power and ensures that residents independently address issues of managing the property and activities of public, political, and professional associations.

Article 134.

Citizens have the right to organize and participate in the management of educational, healthcare, and other institutions of their choice. They are entitled to receive budgetary funds for their operation, attract extrabudgetary funds, and take necessary actions for their successful functioning in accordance with state normative acts.

Article 135.

Public self-government is implemented through assemblies, meetings, elections, the creation of public and supervisory councils, and other forms of direct management.

Article 136.

Public self-government operates outside the principle of territoriality. The structure of self-government bodies is determined by the citizens themselves.

Article 137.

Public self-government operates independently of state power within its scope of authority.

Article 138.

Registration of public self-government associations is carried out by executive authorities upon application.