Development of the capacity of territorial communities

Urgency of the research. In the conditions of decentralization of power, the formation of the capacity of territorial communities, which are responsible for ensuring the sustainable development of the territory concerned, a creation of conditions that ensure high quality of life of the population is relevant. Target setting. The overwhelming majority of newly created territorial communities do not have sufficient capacity to exercise their powers, therefore, the dissatisfaction of the population with the standard of living and the quality of service delivery is rising. Actual scientific researches and issues analysis. Significant scientific contribution to the formation of effective local self-government in Ukraine has been made by O. Vasylieva, T. Kravchenko, I. Koziura, V. Mamonova and specialists on decentralization: A. Tkachuk, V. Nehoda, M. Pittsyk and others. Uninvestigated parts of general matters defining. The ability of local governments to ensure the capacity of territorial communities requires further research. The research objective. Formation of evaluation criteria for the research of local self-government activities and, on their basis, the creation of practical tools for the formation and development of the capacity of territorial communities. The statement of basic materials. The article analyzes the activity of local self-government bodies at the level of the united territorial communities by studying the evaluation criteria for determining their organizational capacity, parameters of intervention in their activity and readiness for reform. It was revealed that main problems hindering the development of the capacity are: the low organizational capacity of local governments, lack of organizational strategy and organizational processes, low level of interest and awareness of local government reform processes, the weak correlation between organizational structure and strategic goals and tasks, etc. Conclusions. It is proposed to form and develop the capacity of the united territorial communities in Ukraine through the employment of a comprehensive methodology for policy-making based on evidence for the path search and exploitation of practical tools for the formation and development of community capacity.