The article covers topical issues of developing and improving mechanisms for establishing effective public control over the activities of citizens ‘self-government bodies and their improvement. The article discusses several forms of organization of public controlby citizens’ selfgovernment bodies, i.e. appeals and inquiries to government agencies; participation in open board meetings of government agencies; public discussion; public hearing; public monitoring; public expertise; public opinion research; citizens’ self-government bodies have studied the reports and information of government officials, and provided practical suggestions and methodological recommendations for the effective implementation of work in this area.