Editing Yekaterinburg (section)

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[[File:E-burg asv2019-05 img38 City Duma building.jpg|thumb|Building of the Administration of Yekaterinburg located on [[1905 Square (Yekaterinburg)|1905 Square]]]]
The Charter of Yekaterinburg establishes a four-link system for the organisation of local authorities, which includes: the Head of Yekaterinburg, who serves as the chairman of the Yekaterinburg City Duma, the Yekaterinburg City Duma, the Administration of the City of Yekaterinburg, and the Chamber of Accounts.<ref name=":4">{{cite web|date=25 July 2017|title=Chapter IV. Bodies and officials of local self-government of the municipality "city of Yekaterinburg"|url=https://xn--80acgfbsl1azdqr.xn--p1ai/%D0%BE%D1%84%D0%B8%D1%86%D0%B8%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%BD%D0%BE/%D0%B4%D0%BE%D0%BA%D1%83%D0%BC%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%82%D1%8B/%D1%83%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%B2/%D0%B3%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%B04|access-date=19 May 2018|website=екатеринбург.рф|archive-date=26 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160626160736/http://xn--80acgfbsl1azdqr.xn--p1ai/%D0%BE%D1%84%D0%B8%D1%86%D0%B8%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%BD%D0%BE/%D0%B4%D0%BE%D0%BA%D1%83%D0%BC%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%82%D1%8B/%D1%83%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%B2/%D0%B3%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%B04|url-status=dead}}</ref>

According to the charter of Yekaterinburg, the highest official of the municipal formation is the mayor of Yekaterinburg. The mayor is elected by universal suffrage, but since 3 April 2018, the procedure for direct elections of the mayor of the City of Yekaterinburg was abolished. The mayor of the city is endowed with representative powers and powers to organize activities and guide the activities of the City Duma. In addition, the mayor of the city exercises other powers such as concluding a contract with the head of the city administration and ensuring compliance with the Russian Constitution, Russian legislation, the city charter, and other normative acts.<ref>{{cite web|title=Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации|url=http://publication.pravo.gov.ru/Document/View/6600201804110002|website=publication.pravo.gov.ru}}</ref><ref name=":5">{{cite web|title=Вы точно человек?|url=https://cyberleninka.ru/article/n/proshloe-i-nastoyaschee-ustava-ekaterinburga-k-10-y-godovschine-prinyatiya|access-date=20 May 2018|website=КиберЛенинка}}</ref>

In the event of a temporary absence of the mayor of Yekaterinburg, his authority under his written order is exercised by the deputy mayor of Yekaterinburg.<ref name=":6">{{cite web|title=О внесении изменений в Устав муниципального образования "город Екатеринбург", Решение Екатеринбургской городской Думы Свердловской области от 12 октября 2010 года №62/29|url=http://docs.cntd.ru/document/895271237|website=docs.cntd.ru}}</ref>

The representative body of the municipal formation is the Yekaterinburg City Duma, which represents the city's entire population. The membership of the Duma is 36 deputies (18 deputies were elected in single-mandate constituencies and 18 in a single electoral district). Residents of the city elect deputies on the basis of universal suffrage for a period of 5 years.<ref name=":4" />

The executive and administrative body of the municipal formation is the Administration of the City of Yekaterinburg, led by the head of the Administration, currently held by Aleksandr Yacob. The administration is endowed with its own powers to resolve issues of local importance, but it is under the control and accountable to the Yekaterinburg City Duma. The building of the Administration of Yekaterinburg is located on [[1905 Square (Yekaterinburg)|1905 Square]].<ref name=":5" />

The Chamber of Accounts is a permanently operating body of external municipal financial control. The Chamber is formed by the apparatus of the City Duma and is accountable to it. The Chamber consists of the chairman, deputy chairman, auditors and staff. The structure and number of staff of the chamber, including the number of auditors, is determined by the decision of the City Duma. The term of office of the Chamber staff is 5 years. The Chamber of Accounts is a legal entity.<ref name=":6" />