Joint Interim Administrative Structure

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The Joint Interim Administrative Structure (JIAS) was an interim administrative body in

Structure

The JIAS was divided into the following branches:^[4][5]

• Kosovo Transitional Council — a 35-member "legislature style" advisory body to represent the views of Kosovo stakeholder groups.^[6] These groups included polital parties, religious organizations, national minorities and groups representing civil society. The council had powers of scrutiny over the Kosovo administrative departments.
• Hashim Thaci and Rexhep Qosja. The Serb member, Rada Trajković, represented the Serbian National Council for Kosovo and Metohija and only participated as an observer.^[7][8]
  The SRSG served as the non-voting chairman.
• Administrative departments — 19 administrative departments were established during 2000 and each was co-headed by an Unmik co-head and a Kosovo co-head.[9] These departments continued following the transition to the PISG.
• Central Fiscal Authority — was responsible for managing the Kosovo Consolidated Budget which consisted of the budgets of the administrative departments and municipalities.
• Municipal Administrative Boards — the municipalities of Kosovo were administered by Municipal Administrative Boards headed by UNMIK Municipal Administrators.