Yerevan/Mediamax/. Extraordinary session of Yerevan Council of Elders under the chairmanship of Karen Karapetyan took place in City Administration today.

Mediamax reports that the draft changes and amendments to the structure of the City Administration and prefectures were on the agenda.

Touching upon the changes, Mayor of Yerevan Karen Karapetyan stated that the chief architect of the city, together with his institute, will work under direct control of the Mayor, thus being maximally relieved from daily routine works in order to spend more time on creative work. Besides, aiming at improving the appearance of the city, the capital will also have a chief designer, who will enjoy the status of the Mayor’s Advisor.

From now on, instead of three Deputies, Yerevan Mayor will have 4. As a result of changes, the first Deputy of the Mayor Taron Margaryan will coordinate the activity of transport, urban development, land control, trade and service departments, as well as the newly-established department on organizing work of the staff of prefectures’ heads.

At the session, Vahagn Arakelyan was appointed new Deputy Mayor. He was previously occupying the position of “ArmRosGazprom” CJSC’s Financial Director. He will coordinate the management of financial flows, assets and property, as well as the newly-established department for development and investment programs, the main function of which will be to attract investment for development of the capital and stimulation of tourism.

The Council of Elders was also presented with the functions of the newly-appointed Secretary of the City Administration Staff Vahe Stepanyan, who will coordinate the department of external relations, the secretariat, the human resource department and the work with Yerevan Council of Elders.