Lillehammer – Bujanovac cooperation project

2005- project:

Lillehammer contracted by IMG

Interviews with municipal officials and business representatives

Seminars in Lillehammer

Report with recomendations presented i June

Lillehammer – Bujanovac cooperation project

Lillehammer – Bujanovac cooperation project

CONSULTANCY SERVICES FOR“SOUTH SERBIA INFRASTRUCTURE / MUNICIPAL

DEVELOPMENT PROJECT”

Final reportin accordance with Plan of Action.

Containing also Lillehammer Municipalities

recommendations

toBujanovac and Presevo Municipalities

Presented in Bujanovac and Presevo on the 28th and 29th of June

2005.

Recomendations:

Municipal organizational development• Political level

• Administrative level

Municipal development in relation to residents

Business development• Business centre to promote entrepreneurship

• Strategic plan for local economic development

Inter municipal cooperation

Infrastructure projects

Lillehammer – Bujanovac cooperation project

Norwegian Ministry for Foreign Affairs (NMFA):

contracted Lillehammer Municipality for further cooperation project in Bujanovac

NMFA finances Lillehammer costs

project periode 3 years: 2006 – 2008

Presevo: later, ref. political situation and to gain experiences

Lillehammer – Bujanovac cooperation project

NMFA`s expectations and priorities:

very exciting and encouraging project pilot project =

this kind of municipal cooperation project has not been done before

results and experiences important and hopefully transferable to other municipalities

priority topics for 1. year: - business development

- democracy strengthening- City Manager position

- Citicens Service centre - management training

Lillehammer – Bujanovac cooperation project

Bujanovacs reply to recommendations: Areas of further cooperation;

-Making of strategic plan of development

-Implementation the recommendation that improve work of municipal management

-Establishment of business centre

-Recommendations concerning agriculture issues

-Recommendations concerning Corridor 10 and its opportunities

-Building of car parks and their management

-Development of local radio station

-Cooperation between municipalities

-Creation of programs for mutual managerial development and programs for all employees in the municipality

-Establishment of Centre for specialist expertise

-Building of joint infrastructure facilities: sites for waste disposal

Lillehammer – Bujanovac cooperation project

Project participants from Lillehammer:

Declaration of cooperation to be signed on the 11th og May

Mr. Annar Skrefsrud – Chief Executive Officer of Lillehammer Municipality is the overall Project Manager

Mr. Bjørn Lie will be partly based in Bujanovac from medio May

Mr. Grim Syverud will be full time project coordinator based in Lillehammer

Local politicans and administrative personell from Lillehammer will take part

We expect Bujanovac to take part in both planning and ackomplisment of the project

Lillehammer – Bujanovac cooperation project

Declaration of Project Cooperation

Lillehammer Municipality, Norway and Bujanovac Municipality, Serbia on this day signs an agreement stating both municipality’s mutual responsibility for the accomplishment of the 3 years project “Lillehammer – Bujanovac Municipal Cooperation Project” on development and strengthening of the

municipal organization and structure of Bujanovac.

All Lillehammer Municipality's costs related to the project management and work must be fully financed by grants from The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the whole project period.

Lillehammer and Bujanovac Municipalities agrees that the overall objective of the project is to contribute to the further strengthening and development of Bujanovac Municipality, esp. within the following:

To identify and accomplish specific projects and measures to increase the municipalities’ own awareness of their role in this effort, and what is required in relation to their own expertise and organisation.

To increase the understanding of local democratisation processes. To increase the municipalities’ network of contacts among residents.

To increase the efficiency of existing services. To create a more dynamic and professional organisation.

Lillehammer Municipality’s objective with its involvement is to support this process as a consultancy and cooperative partner for Bujanovac Municipality.

Bujanovac Municipality fully agrees to participate both in planning and accomplishing of the project.

Booth municipalities hereby declares a joint willingness and responsibility to participate in the project.

Bujanovac, 11th May 2006

Synnøve Brenden Klemetrud Nagip Arifi

Mayor of Lillehammer Mayor of Bujanovac

Håkon Blankenborg

Norwegian Ambassador to Serbia and Montenegro

Lillehammer – Bujanovac cooperation project

Project organization

Lillehammer – Bujanovac Cooperation project

Project ManagerChief Executive Officer

Annar Skrefsrud

Head of Business Dep.Arne Hove-Ødegaard

Business ConsultantSten Celius

Dep. Chief ExecutiveBjørn Lie

Goran LojancicNDC Belgrade / Bujanovac

Project CoordinatorGrim Syverud

Lilleh. Municipal Departmentsaccording to Plan of Action

Mayor of Lillehammer / other Lillehammer politicians

Nansen Academy /NDC Bujanovac

Bujanovac Officials

Others; NGOs etc.

Project BoardProject Resources

Lets get to work !

Lillehammer – Bujanovac cooperation project

Priority topics for 1. year:

- business development area- democracy strengthening

- City Manager position- further development of Citicens Service

centre - management and staff training

Lillehammer – Bujanovac cooperation project

Cooperation guidelines:

How to cooperate on day to day basis ? Method of cooperation: show each

other our normal procedures on the issue

key staff / expertise to key staff / expertise

What other partners, esp. NGOs ?

Lillehammer – Bujanovac cooperation project