Traditions and the future of social consultations in local government units

This paper deals with public consultations, which are a form of direct democracy. The assumptions of such consultations were discussed from the theoretical and legal perspective. In the theoretical approach, an attempt was made to determine the direct democracy features and its relationship with the idea of local government well as understanding public consultations. Provisions of the local government l and by-laws were analysed from the legal perspective. Public consultations also h a wider context, which is determined by public participation and a new philosophy of government. The object, consultation involves not only consulting the public about a specific document, but also a comprehensive approach to cooperation with citizens.