The Isen Market Council has issued an order that regulates the responsibilities and powers of the speakers.
Isen - The order had become necessary because the work of the speakers in the new local council should have a higher priority than before: 14 local councils - and thus more than half of the 20 citizen representatives - will focus on the regular work in the committee in particular thematic priorities.
While the areas of fire brigade, local history, youth, folk festival, water and wastewater and economy are each represented by a municipal council, two citizen representatives share the tasks of culture, environment, local design and cemetery, family, senior citizens and social affairs as well as clubs and sports ( we reported). What is new is that the Markt Isen now has, among other things, speakers for the environment, local history, economy as well as water and waste water.
Michael Betz (FW), as a consultant for water supply and wastewater disposal, has the right, according to the new speaker regulations, to participate in future award procedures and to be present at meetings of local residents. In addition to the renovation of the school, the renovation of the local canals is an issue that the municipality will be increasingly concerned with over the next few years. There are no speakers for school development. A so-called steering committee, which also includes municipal councils, will continue to advise the school renovation process.
In addition to specific tasks that arise from the areas of responsibility, such as tracking building vacancies and location marketing (economic officer Wolfgang Betz, FW) or event management for the Volksfest (Hans Schrimpf, FW), the speakers should primarily act as intermediaries between the town council, administration and citizens and Be advocacy groups. The speakers do not have their own budget, but they have the right to information about the budget available in their area of responsibility and can make suggestions in the budget planning. In addition, they can bring in "suggestions and recommendations that have been prepared for consultation and coordinated with the people concerned", according to the regulations for speakers.
However, the speakers not only have the right to make proposals, they are also entitled and obliged to prepare and submit applications that relate to their area of responsibility. Once a year, they also have to report to the entire council on their activities. They need authorization from Mayor Irmgard Hibler if they represent Isen on official occasions.
Florian Geiger (Greens) is satisfied with the arrangement, and will share the Office of Advisers for the Environment, Local Design and Cemetery with Lorenz Liebl (Mittbach List). The Geiger group suggested that an order for speakers be issued. "It was incredibly important to write down what the speakers are doing," he says on the phone with our newspaper. The new parliamentary term was the right time to better involve local councils "who want to do a little more and get involved in topics". ahu