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The work of these committees will need to explore options for affected personnel, including the options for early
retirement, retraining, and job placement in the private sector or with non-governmental service providers. At the
same time, the consolidation process needs to take into account the existing civil servants in Gaza who have not been
on active duty for the past seven years and might require renewed training and capacity development to fulfill their
functions. The consolidation process will need to be guided by available fiscal resources and real needs on the ground
in each sector.
The reconsolidation of the public administration, however, will not be completed by harmonizing civil servants in
Gaza and the West Bank. Beyond civil servants, the Government will implement an action plan for national institutional
reintegration and for harmonizing the administrative legal framework. In doing so, the National Consensus Government
will adopt a sequenced approach and prioritize sectors crucial for service delivery, which simultaneously also contain
the largest number of personnel.
Reintegrating the rule of law system is important for functional social and economic ties between the West Bank and
Gaza. A functioning public administration furthermore requires freedom of movement within the country, which
includes the ability to meet in person by traveling between the West Bank and Gaza, which under the Oslo Accords
constitute a “single territorial unit”.
The consolidation of the public administration will not only cement the National Consensus Government but will also
improve fiscal sustainability and effective service delivery for recovery, reconstruction, and longer-term development.
However, this consolidation cannot be implemented overnight and will take several months.
In the meantime, the smooth operation of central government institutions in Gaza needs to be safeguarded. During
such a transition period, until the Legal and Administrative Committee concludes its works, it is essential that civil
personnel engaged by the previous de facto authority receive compensation in the form of social allowances for six
months under a temporary mechanism, outside the government budget, enabling them to concentrate on their work
while they and their families are provided for. This assumes that in parallel the Legal and Administrative Committee is
able to assume its work aimed at resolving the status of this group and consolidating the civil service.
This requires support to the Legal and Administrative Committee in defining a mechanism for expedited steps,
sequenced by priority sectors, towards the consolidation of civil servants, institutions and applicable legal frameworks.
Once the mechanism has been elaborated, its implementation will also require initial funding to accommodate and
retrain civil servants for resuming their positions.
4.4.2 Operational Capacity of Local Government Institutions
Relief Early Recovery Reconstruction Total
- $31m - $31m
In order to restore and maintain the operational capacity of local government units in Gaza for recovery and reconstruction tasks,
the Government seeks immediate exceptional supplementary funding for municipal personnel for a period of six months. Fuel
and office supplies will also be provided.
Restoring physical infrastructure and equipment for municipalities will be equally important in order to allow municipalities to
provide regular services, and support their role in the recovery and reconstruction effort.