Status and authorities of the commission being set up in Yerevan mayor's office, that should deal with transport problems, need to be clarified, an opposition member of the Yerevan Council of Elders, Stepan Safaryan, said at today's press-conference.
Decisions by the Yerevan mayor cannot have a legal effect unless approved by the city council, he said when commenting on last week's controversial decision to hike the public transport fares.
He also added that the opposition Barev Yerevan (Hello Yerevan) bloc claimed the Council has a right to establish control over certain activities of the mayor. He expressed criticism of the amended rules of procedure, which excludes control over urgent matters.
"So the mayor adopts an individual legal act; as a result, the people, as well as the Council of Elders are hesitant as to how the superior bodies - which is the council not the mayor can keep aloof of vital issues," he said, promising their faction's rapid efforts to re-amend the charter.