These data were made public on July 31, 2007, at a final press conference in the Lutsk Press Club of Reforms, dedicated to the results of a comprehensive study of the work with voters by deputies of the Lutsk City Council, conducted by the Center for Political Analysis and Electoral Consulting, the Association of Young Reformers, and the Volyn Press Club within the framework of the "Voice of the Public" project with the support of the World Bank. As reported by the head of AMoRe, Mykhailo Shelep, according to the results of a sociological study conducted by the Agency for Social Analysis "Socium-XXI," the majority of Lutsk residents have almost no information about the activities of the city council factions and do not know their leaders or deputies in particular. 85% of respondents had no meetings with deputies at all, and among those who did meet, they were pensioners and heads of institutions, organizations, and enterprises of the city. "The latter obviously meet with local-level deputies by virtue of their professional status and the need to resolve work-related matters," noted Mykhailo Shelep. As became clear during the survey, voters prefer personal communication with deputies, by telephone, and consider the media to be the main source of information about the activities of the city council. However, the results of the public opinion study and the monitoring of publications in the regional press attest to the absence of adequate information about the activities of deputies, factions, and reception offices. Of the entire list of regional print publications processed by the Volyn Press Club for the period from April 2006 to April 2007, only the city communal newspaper "Lutsky Zamok" published 37 informational reports, "Volynska Hazeta" – 12, the newspaper "Volyn-nova" – 9, "Viche-inform" – 6, "Vidomosti" – 3, "Avers PRES" – 2. The newspapers "Simia i Dim" and "Visnyk" provided no information at all about either the activities of the deputy corps or individual deputies. As noted during the "round table" by the head of the BYuT faction, Yurii Korolchuk, "today all media want to make money. I understand them, but this is one of the reasons why people do not know about our activities." At the same time, Mr. Korolchuk believes that "the best option for communicating with voters is through the media and in public reception offices." The same opinion is shared by the deputy of the UNP faction, head of the city party organization Anatolii Bubenshchykov: "Every mass media outlet regards a deputy's report as PR. That is precisely why we decided to convey information to voters directly. Moreover, we set ourselves the task of 'showing off' less at session meetings and working more in standing commissions and resolving concrete matters." On the other hand, not all city council deputies consider it necessary to report to their voters. "70% of Lutsk residents cannot name specific measures, initiatives, or proposals by deputies of the Lutsk City Council that were implemented during 2006-2007. The rating of the effectiveness of the deputy corps' activity practically does not rise above the 'top three'; 8% of citizens stopped at the mark 'good' and less than 1% – 'excellent,'" stated Mykhailo Shelep. Instead, a questionnaire survey of deputies assessing their own activities shows: 50% consider the council's work satisfactory, and not a single deputy called their activity ineffective. In turn, 33.33% of deputies claim that they reported to voters quarterly, 25% – twice a year and the same number – once a year, while 16.67% never reported and do not see the need to do so. The head of the "Nasha Ukraina" faction, Andrii Kozara, believes that it is the political unawareness of citizens that discourages deputies from reporting, but deputies "are obliged to use all methods of contact with voters," and the community should demand a report on the work performed. Deputy of the PRP faction Oleksandr Martyniuk is convinced that "after the change in the electoral legislation system, the community has few levers of influence, but a deputy must daily report to himself and to voters." "Overall, one can speak of the low effectiveness of the activity of the deputy corps of the Lutsk City Council. Information work aimed at creating authority and a good image of local council deputies, as one of the elements of local self-government, equals zero," summarized Mykhailo Shelep.