The Korabelnyi district Administration believes that the loss of powers and the new structure may have a negative impact on the district

A street in Mykolaiv. Photo for illustration: NikVesti

Mykolaiv Korabelnyi district Administration believes that the transfer of road repair and garbage collection responsibilities envisaged by the new structure of the city hall could lead to a deterioration in the road network.

This is described in the article NikVesti: Mykolaiv district administrations: how much do they spend on road repairs and are they afraid of «cutting» powers?

Over the past three years, 108.7 million hryvnias has been spent on road repairs and maintenance in the district. According to the administration, these funds are not enough, as more than 70% of private sector streets and alleys need asphalt pavement, and 60% of intra-quarter passages need major repairs.

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«Every year, the administration carries out current and major repairs of the road surface in different neighbourhoods of the district within the limits of available budget funding. However, the annual repairs performed do not cover the urgent need for asphalting private sector roads», the administration said.

In addition, the district administration notes that the loss of powers to remove garbage and repair roads could worsen the situation.

«The transfer or loss of powers by the district administration to eliminate unauthorised landfills, clean streets and repair roads could potentially worsen the situation», the administration added.

As a reminder, on 28 August, members of the city council approved a new structure of executive bodies.

What Sienkevych proposes in the new structure of Mykolaiv City Hall

Back in April, Mykolaiv Mayor Oleksandr Sienkevych presented a draft of a new structure of executive bodies, which was developed in accordance with the recommendation of the Ernst & Young audit. The new structure envisages a reduction in the number of key spending units, liquidation and consolidation of departments. At the same time, the mayor's office is not yet able to say how much the number of executive body officials and their maintenance costs will be reduced.

The draft of the new structure of Mykolaiv's executive authorities, presented in April 2025, screenshot from the mayor's presentation.

At the same time, the draft of the new structure of executive bodies of Mykolaiv city council envisages an increase in the number of deputy mayors to seven. It is planned to create the position of vice mayor for digitalisation.

The draft of the new structure of the executive bodies of Mykolaiv City Council provides for a reduction in the powers of district administrations, which will no longer be the main spending units. The heads of the two districts, who are also deputies, publicly reacted to this: Oleksandr Bereza and Hanna Remennikova.

At the same time, it was reported that Mykolaiv Mayor Oleksandr Sienkevych believes that deputies should not combine representative and executive functions, and therefore should not hold positions in the executive bodies of the city council.