The analysis of functioning and of costs of the public administration is performed beforehand (what is necessary and what is not) and includes socio-economic analysis of costs and benefits shall precede adoption of any regulation of civil service whether extending or restricting its powers. The number of civil servant posts is not set out in the law, it is determined on the basis of an analysis of a need and intensity of public regulation of the given sector.
* How large budget shall be granted for remunerations of civil servants? How much funds shall be assigned for extraordinary remunerations of civil servants? Which portion of work is being outsourced?
If an economic analysis of costs of wages of civil servants as well as costs of work outsourced to external service providers, it would be possible to set the system of remuneration of public officers in a way that would make the work in public service attractive. If the number of officer posts was not laid down by law, but was established in relation to the needs and intensity of public regulation of the given sector, it would be possible to determine the scope of public service according to the policy orientation of the government in power without interfering with the expertise and integrity of the state apparatus.
Sources:
- Chvalkovská, J., Analysis of financial costs and performance quality of the state administration, Center for Applied Economy, April 2013, point 5
- Transparency International: Corruption risks in the Visegrad Countries – Visegrad Integrity System Study, 2012, p. 17
- Professionalisation of the state administration and the Civil Servants Act, Policy paper of Transparency International - Czech Republic, Prague, June 2012, p. 21
- Vondráček, O., Havrda, M., 21 recipes – Anti-corruption cookbook, Recipe 9: Integrity and professionalism of public administration, December 2013
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