At the citizens' meeting in Geretsried, town hall chief Michael Müller vented his anger: He railed against District Administrator Josef Niedermaier, who had canceled at short notice.
Geretsried / Wolfratshausen - Loudly with pots, pipes and ratchets, about 45 men and women chanted in front of the Geretsried town hall on Wednesday evening: "Protect our home hospital." The clinic employees and supporters around the surgical director Manuel Stock had their vigil, which is otherwise weekly on Wolfratshauser Moosbauerweg takes place, relocated to Karl-Lederer-Platz in order to attract attention before the start of the Geretsrieder citizens' meeting.
The main reason for this was that District Administrator Josef Niedermaier (Free Voters) had registered.
The organizer of the vigil described the fact that he canceled on Tuesday (we reported) a “no-go”.
Afterwards, some of the demonstrators went to the citizens' meeting in the council chamber.
There, Mayor Michael Müller (CSU) addressed even clearer words in the direction of the Tölzer district office.
The Geretsrieder town hall chief was angry about the short-term cancellation.
"I would have liked to have welcomed the district administrator today"
"I would have liked to have welcomed the district administrator today," said the town hall chief at the beginning of the evening. Niedermaier canceled on the grounds that he wanted to speak to the employees of the district clinic first. He understands that, even if the knowledge comes late, said Müller. "But I have no understanding that the district administrator does not consider it necessary to attend the first citizens' meeting after 15 months of pandemic and also not send a representative." It is not a style to cancel a day in advance and an anachronism to announce an information offensive - and then not to come to the citizens' meeting in the largest city in the district. "That is an affront to the citizens and the city." Müller announced: "We will and must seek the technical discussion."
As reported, the two city councilors in the middle center (Müller's colleague from Wolfratshausen, Klaus Heilinglechner, was also in the council chambers) decided on a joint resolution to maintain the district clinic. Icking, Egling, Baierbrunn, Schäftlarn, Straßlach-Dingharting followed suit, the latter with a petition. Müller dedicated a separate item on the agenda at the citizens' meeting on Wednesday to make his point of view clear. “It's not an exclusive Wolfratshauser topic. That affects us all. ”More than half of the district's population live north of Königsdorf. "We need a fully-fledged clinic in municipal hands where people live and work." The mayor of Geretsried spoke up in a rage and raised serious allegations against Niedermaier.
Mayor Müller raises serious allegations against District Administrator Niedermaier
"I know how it went, I'm a district councilor," said Müller.
He showed the draft resolution at the citizens' meeting, on which the district council should have voted in May.
The basis was an analysis by the Berlin management consultancy Vicondo.
"Of course it was about privatization, about sales", stated the town hall chief.
He did not understand how one could say otherwise.
There is nothing against a strategic partnership, but it must be on an equal footing.
"Once you have given up the majority stake, you can no longer participate in the decision-making process."
He could not believe that a district administrator had pushed this forward in times of a global pandemic. In addition, in the course of the process, Niedermaier wanted behind closed doors to prohibit the district councils from obtaining information independently. “I talk to whoever and when I want,” emphasized Müller to applause. “I get information from independent sources. I promise you that. "
A clinic employee reported to our newspaper that there was speculation among the workforce that Niedermaier did not want the district clinic in its current form and that Asklepios, the group that operates the Tölzer clinic, was putting pressure on it. Müller took up this. “Even I am now guessing.” If it is so difficult to operate the Wolfratshausen site economically, this also applies to Tölz. A publicly owned clinic is in a comfortable situation, but a private operator will not support it in the long term. “Who privatized the city clinic 20 years ago? Who would look stupid if she closed now? ”Asked Müller. A heckler: "The district administrator." Müller: "You have now said that."
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