Adjara.The Batumi Branch of the Civil Society Institute has met with the population of 13 territorial units of Batumi over three weeks (from October 18 to November 8), together with the Citizens' Advisory Council functioning with the Sakrebulo of the self-governing city of Batumi. Discussed at the meeting were the forms and mechanisms of the population's participation in the exercise of self-government, as well as the modification project of the Citizens' Advisory Council functioning with the Sakrebulo of the self-governing city of Batumi (the project foresees the establishment of public assemblies in all thirteen settlements and including one representative from each of them in the Citizens' Advisory Council, which by itself contributes to effective communication between the population and the Sakrebulo). To identify local problems, interviews were held during 13 public meetings, at which the meeting participants had an opportunity to describe problems within the settlements and to participate in the determination of program priorities in the 2013 budget. The Citizens' Advisory Committee will submit the analysis of results of interviewing to the Sakrebulo in the form of recommendations.