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The paper aims at assessment of the Lithuanian experience related to students' internships in municipalities. The article starts with the theoretical introduction into service learning education (via cooperated resources of the universities and their social partners). Then the overview of the study methodology follows. Data from two expert surveys (representing interests and responsibilities of, on one hand, higher education institutions and, on the other hand, municipalities) are presented at lenght. The paper ends with the SWOT (strength, weaknesses, opportunities and threats) analysis and concludes that the present situation of students' internships in Lituania is not beneficial to the country municipalities (and self-government at large) as well that it has some serious flaws from the point of view of education sciences. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The paper analyzes the trends of wards organization and the development of their activity in the Republic of Lithuania. It highlights the status of ward in the system of local selfgovernment, defines the peculiarities of its regulation and problems of its organization and activity, as well as describes relations between wards and local community too. The article justifies the tends of development of wards functions, the necessity of increase of their financial independence and states that changes of warden's status are concerned with procedures of his/her appointment and dismissal, powers, subordination and accountability. The authors emphasize that it would be purposeful to pass the law that would regulate procedures of local communities' organization and activity as well as legitimize local communities as communities of wards. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Every country faces more or less acute safety issues. Compared with other EU countries, Lithuania takes a stand as a country with large number of traffic accidents, crimes, injuries, suicide. In order to address these problems rapidly and effectively, a more active contribution of local authorities is required. However, Lithuanian municipalities do not have a unified pattern or practice for ensuring public safety at local level and developing safe communities. Lithuanian scientists have not yet suggested any complex managerial tools for building and developing safe communities. This study is intended to begin filling this gap. The objective of this paper is to offer the municipal organisational structure as one of the prerequisites for safe design and development of the municipality. It describes the prerequisites for improving safety in Lithuanian municipalities and creating safe communities. It was found that under Lithuanian law municipalities implement relevant functions that directly affect safety within local community. The authors present suggestions for creating (or improving existing) organisational structure needed to implement and develop the principles of a safe community. Carefully planned and consistently completed proposals are likely to lead to sustainable, efficient and effective organisational structure of a safe community. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article deals with the issues of public service staff management in Lithuanian municipalities. Based on the OECD SIGMA report and other documents, it is analyzed how Lithuania's civil service corresponds to the so-called "principles for the European Administrative Space." Secondly, the case of Ukmergė municipality personnel management is presented. It is argued that the most problematic staff management issues are motivation, planning of staff demand and evaluation of official duties. Staff training and qualification improvement are the best organized staff management elements in municipality. The paper argues that in spite of very positive Lithuania's civil service evaluation, in Lithuanian municipalities staff management is a fragmented "ad-hoc" process, it lacks managerial skills and is reactive rather than proactive. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]