Overview
- Governor Vyacheslav Fedorishchev signed a decree accepting the regional government’s resignation, effective December 16, as part of a planned reorganization.
- All current officials will continue in acting capacities while the governor prepares to submit a candidate for chairman to the Samara Gubernatorial Duma.
- The new structure, which took effect December 15, reduces vice governors to four deputy governors with defined portfolios and grants the mayors of Samara, Tolyatti and Syzran consultative status in the government.
- Fedorishchev directed Deputy Chairman Vitaliy Shabalatov to set up a permanently active headquarters for weather recovery work, integrating the Center for Regional Management to track resident reports.
- Authorities reported 67 incidents in 85 localities across 16 municipalities due to wind and snow, with power restored by midday Monday in 78 localities in 12 municipalities and heat service resumed for 16 apartment buildings in Pestravsky District, as coordination with EMERCOM and the traffic inspectorate continues.