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Regional Meetings – organized by the Regional Representatives. There are also special and extraordinary general meetings convened as and when necessary and this clearly spelt out in the provisions of the ULGA Constitution. It is the responsibility of the respective District Local Governments to facilitate its representatives and ensure their full participation in these meetings. It is also the responsibility of the District Chairpersons and Chief Administrative Officers to assist Lower Local Governments to organize and select one LCIII Chairperson to represent them at the AGM.
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Conditional Grants with Sector Ministries, active participation in the Decentralisation Policy Strategy Framework (DPSF) and the Local Government Sector Investment Plan (LGSIP), and through representation of local governments and their interests in national for a such as the Northern Uganda Social Action Fund (NUSAF) and National Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO), Public Sector Management working Group (PSM-WG), Decentralisation Management Technical Working Group (DMTWG) among others.
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various interactions with stakeholders and the government. The executive committee meets quarterly under the
Chairmanship of the President at a suitable and affordable venue. Their mandate involves receiving quarterly activity status reports and financial performance briefs of the previous quarter from the Secretary General and approving the Work plan and expenditures of the new quarter. The committee consists of:
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Regional representation, flow of information from members to the headquarters and training. The Regional branches are headed by the Regional Chairperson who must be a District Chairperson. The Secretariat staff are attached to the Regions to provide technical and other necessary support.
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Secretariat is the implementing arm of the Association responsible for the day-to-day management. It is headed by the Secretary General, who is assisted by Heads of Directorate, Professional, Senior and Junior Officers and support staff. (A total of 20 full-time Staff) This team is supported from
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Association which takes place once every year. The Assembly is composed of local government representatives: all District Chairpersons, all District Speakers of Councils, all District Chief Administrative Officers, and Sub County Chairpersons' representatives.
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Affiliate organizations as part of its membership structure. Through the Secretariat, the Association coordinates and where possible helps to co-finance the activities of these bodies. The current affiliate Associations include the Association of District Speakers
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Every two (2) years, the AGM elects a National Executive Committee (NEC) that consists of 22 members. This organ gives directive and guidance to the Secretariat. They oversee implementation of the budget and policies established by the AGM and give the necessary political backup to staff for the
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There are two categories of members, the District Councils as Higher Local Governments and Municipalities, Sub counties and Town councils as Lower Local Governments. Currently all the One Hundred and Eleven (111) Districts and over Eight Hundred (800) Lower Local Governments are members of ULGA.
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Although ULGA is not an organ of Government, the role of the Association is implied and recognized by the state in a number of arrangements. These include; appointment by His Excellency the President of Members onto the Local Government Finance Commission (LGFC), active participation in Sector
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ULGA's mandate is to unite Local Governments, and provide them with Association member services, as well as a forum through which to come together and give each other support and guidance to make common positions on key issues that affect Local Governance. ULGA carries out this mandate through
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ULGA has a Structure with 5 Regions from which the members of the executive committee are elected and these are: Northern Region, Eastern Region, Karamoja Region, Western Region and Central Region. Regional "offices" (not buildings) have been established in the Regions with the purpose of
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The Ethics and Accountability Committee is appointed by the Annual General Meeting and has tenure of two and half years. The committee is mandated to oversee the implementation of the ULGA Charter on Accountability and Ethical Code of Conduct
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ULGA was established as Uganda Local Authorities Association (ULAA) in 1994. This was at a time when the Ugandan government had started the Decentralization Policy and was in the process of drawing up the new Constitution of 1995.
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The Association is able to meet its objectives through a number of organs. These include: the Annual General Meeting, the executive committee, the Ethics and Accountability Committee and the National Secretariat.
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to lobby and advocate for their members with a stronger voice, and in order to address Local Governments’ concerns within a wider context. On 1 October 2004, at their Annual General Meeting in
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