New commune-level government leadership positions after the arrangement
Many commune-level government leadership positions in the two-level local government model will be held concurrently.
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The Steering Committee for the arrangement of administrative units at all levels and the construction of a two-level local government organization model has just been issued.Official dispatch orienting some tasks of arranging administrative units and organizing local governments at 2 levels; on organization of apparatus, cadres, civil servants and public employees when implementing the arrangement.
Regarding the number of new commune-level government leadership positions, implementing the policy of competent authorities on arranging commune-level leadership positions to concurrently hold the positions of heads of advisory agencies, assisting Party committees, the Fatherland Front, socio-political organizations, and the government to increase the number of civil servants working directly to resolve the work of people and businesses, the Steering Committee recommends that localities implement the following:
The leadership of the People's Council at the commune level includes a Chairman (part-time position) and 1 Vice Chairman (full-time position).
The leadership of the People's Committee at the commune level includes the Chairman (full-time position) and 2 Vice Chairmen (1 Vice Chairman concurrently holds the position of Chief of Office of the People's Council and People's Committee; 1 Vice Chairman concurrently holds the position of Director of the Public Administration Service Center).
The Committees of the People's Council have a Head (part-time position) and 1 Deputy Head (full-time position).
The departments and equivalents of the People's Committee have a Department Head (full-time position or concurrently held by the Vice Chairman of the People's Committee) and 1 deputy (full-time position).
In case the commune-level administrative unit remains the same (not rearranged) and does not organize specialized departments, the number of Vice Chairmen of the People's Committee at the commune level can be increased by 1 Vice Chairman to ensure the leadership and management role of the government in serving the people and businesses.
The Steering Committee assigned localities to proactively arrange and assign part-time leaders or reduce deputy positions in specialized departments and offices based on requirements and tasks to increase the number of civil servants working directly to meet the requirements of serving the population of the new commune-level administrative unit.
The specific tasks and powers of commune-level local authorities are stipulated in the Law on Organization of Local Government (amended) and will be considered and approved by the National Assembly at the 9th Session of the 15th National Assembly.
After the Law on Organization of Local Government (amended) comes into effect (July 1, 2025), localities are requested to pay attention to the following content:
The commune level mainly implements policies issued by the central and provincial levels, focusing on tasks of serving the people, directly solving community problems, providing basic and essential public services to people in the area; has the authority to issue legal documents to decide on the organization of law enforcement in the area and decide on issues under its authority.
Accordingly, the new commune-level local government will assume the tasks and powers of the current commune-level local government and the tasks and powers of the current district-level local government, directly serving the people, organizations and businesses in the area.
Provincial local authorities continue to decentralize to commune-level local authorities to perform a number of tasks and powers depending on the characteristics, conditions, capacity and management requirements of each commune level.
Nghe An currently has 412 commune-level administrative units. At the working session on the afternoon of April 14, the Provincial Steering Committee on the arrangement and reorganization of administrative units at all levels and the construction of a 2-level local government organization model was finalized.The rate of commune-level administrative units in Nghe An province decreased by nearly 68.5%.After the reorganization, the province has about 130 communes left.
The project to arrange and reorganize administrative units at all levels and build a 2-level local government organization model issued with Decision No. 759/QD-TTg dated April 14, 2025 of the Prime Minister has clearly stated the basisorganizational structure of local government at commune level.
Accordingly, the local government at the commune level (commune, ward, special zone) consists of the People's Council and the People's Committee. The People's Council at the commune level establishes two committees: the Legal Committee and the Economic - Social Committee.
Regarding specialized agencies under the People's Committee at the commune level, the Government plans for the People's Committee at the commune level to organize a maximum of 4 specialized departments and equivalents suitable to the characteristics of urban, rural, and island areas (special zones).
The People's Committee at the commune level organizes a maximum of 4 specialized departments including: Office of the People's Council and People's Committee; Economic Department (for communes and special zones) or Economic, Infrastructure and Urban Department (for wards and special zones in Phu Quoc); Department of Culture - Society; Public Administration Service Center.
For commune-level administrative units that remain the same (without reorganization), there may be no specialized departments. The Government plans to arrange for an additional Vice Chairman of the People's Committee and a number of civil servants for the People's Committees at commune levels where there are no specialized departments and assign the provincial-level local government to make specific decisions for each commune-level administrative unit in the area.
In the case of reorganizing 2 or more commune-level administrative units into 1 new commune-level administrative unit, the orientation is to organize a maximum of 4 specialized departments and equivalents under the People's Committee at the commune level. The Provincial People's Committee is assigned to decide on the number of specialized agencies under the People's Committee of each commune based on the socio-economic development conditions, natural area scale, population, and management characteristics of each commune-level administrative unit to suit the reality, ensuring streamlining, effective and efficient operation according to the Government's guidance.
