ATTRIBUTES OF COMMUNITY PLANNING IN THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC.

The analysis of the real needs of inhabitants is the subject of many studies. Currently, the provision of social services by a municipality is governed by legislative definitions, with competences specified. The legal system is set across the board and to a great extent universally, and it also depends on the experience of society and the state in this area. The modernisation of social life, the computerisation of public administration and the development of the municipality as a territorial administrative unit, however, raise questions related to the individualisation of the residents’ needs and their saturation. All components are reflected in the community plan of a municipality, which is the fundamental document of a municipality when securing current social services that map the needs and requirements of citizens. The aim of the contribution is to map the specific parameters of community plans and compare them with the legislation; another attribute of the comparison is the needs of citizens based on the analysis of individual community plans. We used the following as research methods: document analysis, analysis and comparison of community plans, whereby the ratios of currently provided social services and the needs of citizens based on a direct analysis of community plans were expressed quantitatively and as a percentage, and we determined quantitative and percentage options reflecting legislation, or the Social Services Act. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]