By Ulla Hadar
JERUSALEM–In a time when not a day passes without a story of corruption or a new investigation in the local authorities and in the parlamentary offices, it is my pleasure to report the award handed this week to Alon Schuster, the mayor of Shaar Hanegev -The Orderly Management Award of 2009.
The recognition is authorized by the Interior Ministry and presented to local municipalities. There are very difficult criteria to receive this award, rules set and worked out by the Interior Ministry.
These criteria deal with orderly parliamentary procedures.
On the administrative level the Interior Ministry checks that the work procedures are carried out according to the law, how the management of the staff is run and the reliability of work permits and licenses.
On the monetary level the Interior Ministry checks the balancing of budgets and that the municipality activates a proper money process.
The award and recognition was handed to Alon Schuster at a small ceremony in the Building of Nations. This recognition has for several years been awarded to the municipality of Sha’ar Hanegev.
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Hadar is Sha’ar Hanegev bureau chief for San Diego Jewish World