Publications
SUNY/CLD has developed a number of publications including
reference and system user guides for government staff and
officials as well municipal guides for citizens.
Citizen Guides
Citizen Transaction
Guide for Batroun
Citizen Transaction
Guide for Beit Meri
Citizen Transaction
Guide for Chiyah
Citizen Transaction
Guide for Choueifat
Citizen Transaction
Guide for Hazmieh
Citizen Transaction
Guide for Jounieh
Citizen Transaction
Guide for Saida
Citizen Transaction
Guide for Tripoli
Citizen Transaction
Guide for Jbail-Byblos
Citizen Transaction
Guide for Jounieh
Citizen Transaction
Guide for Zouk Mosbeh
Municipal Citizen Guide
Municipal Guide
Municipal Guides
Budget Preparation and Execution Principles-Decree 5595
Budget Preparation and Execution Principles-General
Accounting Law
Media's Role
in Shaping Public Policy
MOIM Q & A Legal Guide
Municipal Budget System User Guide
Municipal
Revenue System User Guide
Personnel and Payroll Systems' User Guide
Citizen
Transaction Guides for Batroun, Beit Mery, Chiyah,
Choueifat, Hazmieh, Jbail-Byblos, Jounieh, Tripoli, Saida
and Zouk Mosbeh. In response to the particular municipal
rules and procedures in relatively large municipalities, a
number of separate guides were developed. General
information regarding municipal work, transaction forms and
instructions, and the documents, fees and processing time
for each type of municipal transaction are included in these
publications. The guides were designed to increase public
awareness of municipal processes and fees, and to enhance
citizen relations with the municipal administrations.
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The Municipal
Citizen Guide is a general guide for all municipalities
published to increase citizen awareness regarding municipal
procedures, application forms, fees, documents required,
processing time, and the complaint process. Thirty-five
thousand copies were published and distributed to the
municipalities to be made available to the public in Citizen
Reception Offices.
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The Municipal Guide
contains information regarding the municipal processes,
applications, documents required, and fees. It also outlines
the different responsibilities of the municipal president
and the municipal council. Three thousand copies have been
published and distributed to municipalities in Lebanon..
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The Budget Preparation and Execution
Principles-Decree 5595 is an important reference guide
written to enable municipalities to improve the
effectiveness and quality of their work. It standardizes (in
accordance with the Decree #5595/82) the administrative and
financial procedures for municipal budget preparation and
implementation. Background information and principles on
budgeting are provided, as well as detailed instructions,
legal definitions, guidelines for managerial supervision,
and samples of financial, administrative, and municipal
forms.
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The Budget Preparation and Execution
Principles-General Accounting Law is an important
reference guide written to enable large municipalities to
improve the effectiveness and quality of their work. It
standardizes (in accordance with the General Accounting Law)
the administrative and financial procedures for municipal
budget preparation and implementation. Background
information and principles on budgeting are provided, as
well as detailed instructions, legal definitions, guidelines
for managerial supervision, and samples of financial,
administrative, and municipal forms.
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The
Media's Role in Shaping Public Policy was published as a
summary of two seminars, one in November 2002 and another in
February 2003, conducted at the Library of the Lebanese
Parliament. Funded by USAID, the seminars were organized by
SUNY/CLD, the Lebanese Parliament, and the Forum for
Parliamentary Dialogue to increase awareness of the
importance of citizen participation in the legislative
process and to facilitate communication between Parliament
and both the media and the general public. Including an
overview of the major issues addressed in the two seminars,
transcripts of speeches, and a summary of participant
recommendations for improving citizen participation in the
legislative process, the publication is a useful reference
for identifying concerns from both the civil society and
legislative perspectives.
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The MOIM Q & A
Legal Reference Guide was published to encourage greater
municipal compliance with regulations by ensuring broad
access to official responses to legal inquires. Organized
according to topic, the guide includes more than 700
questions - and the official responses - sent electronically
to the Ministry of Interior and Municipalities (MOIM) via
the agency website. Encompassing inquiries of municipal
staff as well as citizens, the guide addresses the most
common but also some of the most critical issues confronting
municipalities in implementing laws with respect to
administrative and financial work. Offering a clarification
of ambiguities explained within the context of the 'spirit
of the law', the guide includes legal opinions as relevant
to support the answers provided. More than 6,000 copies of
the guide have been distributed to municipalities, regional
governments, central government ministries and agencies,
NGOs and libraries.
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The
Municipal Budget System User Guides are detailed
compilations of forms and instructions for use with the
systems developed by the Center for municipalities subject
to the accounting principles of Decree # 82/5595 and for
those subject to the General Accounting Law. Designed to
increase municipal awareness of the budget processes and
procedures, the guides provide a step-by-step approach to
the many components of the application and instructions on
using the system to prepare the budget. Three thousand
copies have been distributed to municipalities in Lebanon.
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The Municipal Revenue System User Guide was
published to assist municipal employees with the operation
of the Municipal Revenue System. It provides a step-by-step
approach to the many components of the system and detailed
instructions on the completion of forms utilized by
municipalities
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The
Personnel and Payroll Systems' User Guide was
developed to provide staff with a practical reference tool
for use with the Personnel Management System and the
Personnel Payroll System. Detailed instructions are provided
for the following: development of organizational charts and
job descriptions, maintenance of personal data files,
preparation of payroll, and establishment of procedures for
departmental and agency exchange of information. Each form
is explained with essential points and main functions
highlighted.
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