As of: February 28, 2024, 9:55 a.m
By: Kathrin Böhmer
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The coffers are tight: Now every euro is being saved in Olching, if possible without it hurting.
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The financial situation in many municipalities is critical.
Olching is continuing to try an austerity program that is acceptable to the citizens.
This works, for example, with a trick on the staff.
Olching – Strict austerity measures are also required in Olching in order to consolidate finances.
However, we are still a long way from a “collapse”, as Mayor Andreas Magg (SPD) emphasized in his budget speech.
This way the citizen is spared.
There are currently no fee increases or cancellation of subsidies for clubs.
Allowances for daycare staff can also continue to be paid.
Only six million euros were missing
Things looked different a few months ago.
“In September there was a shortfall of six million euros,” SPD spokesman Ralf Greim reminded his city council colleagues.
It was about the administrative budget (fixed costs).
The expenses were too high and the income from taxes, for example, was relatively too low.
One of the measures: All offices in the town hall were under scrutiny.
The result: 300 people are employed by the city and there will be no more.
No new positions are planned for 2024.
Apparently there are difficulties in filling them anyway.
Personnel costs rose by around one million to 18 million euros compared to the previous year.
They make up 30 percent of the administrative budget, the second largest item after the district levy (20 million euros).
The approaches take into account the significant wage increases for public sector employees and civil servants.
In order to reduce expenses, the treasurer's office deducted five percent.
This is painless because the filling of positions is behind schedule anyway.
The pot for further training for employees remains unaffected.
CSU: You can also save on the bus
There was at least one positive surprise: the key allocation from the Free State as part of the municipal financial equalization was better than expected (5.7 million euros, one million more).
However, Mayor Magg described this as a Trojan horse: The increased revenue from taxation and levies will come back like a boomerang next time and increase the district levies.
The money was not budgeted for, but is instead saved.
Daycare centers (as reported), apartments and the city bus will be put to the test, explained Tomas Bauer, CSU parliamentary group leader.
The big question in the future: How do you improve profitability, i.e. the yield compared to the effort?
What is really necessary?
According to Bauer, the city bus (326,000 euros) is not possible because the route is covered by other means.
The savings potential for daycare centers is around 900,000 euros (just by adhering to the childcare ratio), while for apartments you could miss out on around 1.2 million euros (keyword: rent increase).
“The taxpayer bears the loss.
It limits the city’s ability to make new investments.”
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As far as this is concerned: Strict prioritization was made in the asset budget (see below).
Schools come first, the Olching fire station is left behind, which is likely to hurt.
But it was undisputed in the city council.
“Alte Lyre” trade tax
Ewald Zachmann even spoke of a “working budget”, about which there wasn't much to say anyway (he had the longest speaking time at the end).
What was important to the FO spokesman, however, was a message about the “old story”, the trade tax (eleven million euros, slightly increased) and land consumption (for example in the new commercial area section on the B 471).
He calculated that Olching only earns around 30,000 euros per hectare, while the neighboring community of Gröbenzell manages 140,000.
Zachmann: “You should take a closer look at how the space is allocated.”
There was a lot of praise for the finances, the cooperation of everyone involved and the discipline of the city council colleagues.
Also from Ingrid Jaschke, spokeswoman for the Greens.
She only criticized the handling of the Greens' initiative for outreach youth work.
This was narrowly rejected in the committee.
Jaschke would like to see a more collegial atmosphere.
Her conclusion about the budget: “This year we got away with a black eye.” But in the future we will have to tighten our belts.
She expressly welcomed the priorities (primary schools before the fire department).
The budget was approved unanimously.
Projects without new debt: The next few years will be sporty
Finance officer Fritz Botzenhardt (SPD) thanked everyone involved for the always trusting cooperation.
He praised the result: “It is a balanced budget with no new debts.” So no new loans are being taken out.
The larger measures in 2024 include the ongoing renovation of the Graßlfing fire station (500,000 euros) as well as the upgrading of the Olching fire station (350,000 euros) and plans for the schools, which are still being made fit for all-day use.
The financing of the Großer Berg housing project also requires 417,000 euros.
In the following years, the primary schools in Olching and Esting are to be renovated - again projects costing millions.
The outlook is promising: reserves will shrink from nine to three million euros in the coming years.
The debt level is 887 euros per resident.
This is higher than the national per capita average (636 euros).
FDP city councilor Harald Rohne criticized the financial planning - and vetoed it.
Just like Alois Waltl, an individual protest within the Für-Olching faction.
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