Gvantsa Grdzelidze was pregnant when she began to prepare the first document. Little Dachi was also happy with his mother, when on April 28, City Council of Bagdati municipality approved the code of ethics and rules of behavior for public officials https://www.baghdati.gov.ge/baghdathis-munitsipalitetis-sajaro-mosamsakhuretha-ethikis-kodeqsi/
Before the presentation at City Council meeting, the document passed all the procedures, it was posted on the website of the municipality and everyone had the opportunity to familiarize with it. As a result of lobbying from the side of working group members, the document was approved.
On the one hand, the code defines a common standard of ethics and behavior for public officials and on the other hand, serves to raise trust towards local government and public service.
Now Dachi, together with his mom, is working on anti-corruption regulations. Bagdati Municipality will be the first among the partner municipalities to adopt this document and then share this practice with others.
- Our work serves to overcome nihilism - with the conviction that nothing will change, that nothing makes sense. Code of ethics, anti-corruption regulations are the first steps on this road. This will be followed by other steps, local self-government will develop, improve and all residents of the municipality will see this - says Gvantsa Grdzelidze, the beautiful mother of little Dachi...
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