53rd SCTM General Assembly – Elections Held for SCTM Bodies

During the 53rd SCTM General Assembly, elections for SCTM bodies were held, and the SCTM Strategic Plan for the period 2026–2030 was adopted.

City of Leskovac Chairs SCTM

The City of Leskovac will continue to chair the Standing Conference of Towns and Municipalities (SCTM) in the next term, and the Mayor, Goran Cvetanović, addressed representatives of the cities and municipalities.

“This is not an honor for the City of Leskovac or for me personally, but above all a great responsibility towards you, towards the organization that for more than seven decades has brought together all local self-governments in Serbia,” said Cvetanović. He added that the new composition of SCTM bodies was elected and the Secretary General reappointed, ensuring continuity and stability while bringing new energy to the work.

“SCTM has proven over the past years that it can unite different voices into a single strong voice of local authorities, which is heard in dialogue with the government, in discussions with international partners, and which delivers concrete results on the ground. Our key priorities are clear and focused on what is most important for our cities and municipalities: their development, strengthening financial stability, decentralization, and reform of the local self-government system,” said Cvetanović, adding that SCTM remains a place for dialogue and a reliable partner for both authorities and international organizations.

Nikola Tarbuk Appointed as Secretary General

The Assembly delegates decided that Nikola Tarbuk, the current Secretary General of SCTM, will continue in this role for the next four years.

Tarbuk thanked the SCTM Presidency for the nomination, as well as the Assembly members for their trust in giving him another mandate. He emphasized that people in local self-governments and partner organizations are the core of SCTM.

“The SCTM professional staff will continue its work and remain at the service of local self-governments. You can count on our constant support. Thank you for your trust; we continue from where we left off – developing local self-government that we can all be proud of,” concluded Tarbuk.

Presidency

In addition to Leskovac, the SCTM Presidency for the next two years will include: Belgrade, Novi Sad, Niš, Kragujevac, Preševo, Bujanovac, Subotica, Novi Pazar, Surdulica, Zrenjanin, Inđija, Sremski Karlovci, Bela Crkva, Užice, Vrnjačka Banja, Raška, Čajetina, Vranje, Petrovac na Mlavi, Kuršumlija, Babušnica, Voždovac, and Stari Grad.

Supervisory Board

The SCTM Supervisory Board will be chaired by Pantelej – Niš, while the members elected are: Ćuprija, Osečina, Bogatić, and Mali Zvornik.

Committees

The following local self-governments were elected as chairpersons of SCTM sectoral committees:

• Committee for Systemic Issues and Administration – Municipality of Mionica

• Committee for Finance and Public Property – Municipality of Aranđelovac

• Committee for Economic Development – Municipality of Žagubica

• Committee for Urbanism, Housing, and Construction – Municipality of Vlasotince

• Committee for Communal Services and Energy – City of Kruševac

• Committee for Environmental Protection and Emergency Situations – Municipality of Bajina Bašta

• Committee for Health and Social Policy – Municipality of Sokobanja

• Committee for Education, Culture, Youth, and Sports – Municipality of Despotovac

During the working session, reports and documents related to the functioning of the association were adopted: Minutes of the 52nd SCTM General Assembly, the SCTM Annual Work Report for the first nine months of 2025, the Supervisory Board Report on the material and financial operations of SCTM for 2024 and the first nine months of 2025 with the Proposal for a Decision, the Decision on the Adoption of the SCTM Strategic Plan for the period 2026–2030, and the Decision on the Appointment of the SCTM Secretary General.