For several years now, the procedure of granting a vote of confidence to the municipal executive by the legislative has been in force in Poland. It takes place annually and is not related to the budget implementation report but to the general state of the municipality. Are you aware of similar solutions in local governments of other countries?
Yes, accountability mechanism is transferable to other public authority. This process help decentralize power from central governments to lower tiers of government.
A vote of confidence every year? I think it is probably a good institution, but its side effect may be short-term behavior of municipal government. In other words, local government probably pursues short-term interests rather than long-term interests of the municipality.
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