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Ueckermünde: New seating arrangement for the city council is causing dissatisfaction!
Ueckermünde's city council presents new seating arrangements in the citizens' hall. Changes affect communication and membership.
Ueckermünde: New seating arrangement for the city council is causing dissatisfaction!
In Ueckermünde there is a breath of fresh air in the city council. Since the last meeting, a new seating arrangement has been introduced in the Citizens' Hall. Instead of sitting in straight rows, city representatives now sit in a U-shape. This is intended to promote communication among each other, but also has some disadvantages for citizens. Representatives of the AfD as well as the Citizens' Association and Citizens for Vorpommern-Greifswald factions now sit with their backs to the residents, which could possibly affect the intelligibility of their speeches, as [nordkurier.de](https://www.nordkurier.de/regional/ueckermuende/ueckermuender-stadt Representatives-schau-sich-jetzt-in-die-augen-3722472) reported.
The changes in the city council are not only of a spatial nature. Two new members were also elected to the city council at the June meeting. Antje Krins, lawyer and member of the Ueckermünde Citizens' Association, replaces Ulf Gerhard, who resigned from his mandate due to moving to Greifswald. Thomas Bauch-Kröhnert from the CDU is also new to the team, replacing Andreas Amthor, who moved to Torgelow.
Transparency and citizen participation
The city of Ueckermünde attaches great importance to transparency and citizen engagement. Information about the composition of the city council, committees and parliamentary groups can be found on the city's official website. There is also access to agendas and the public parts of the minutes, which makes it easier for citizens to find out about current topics and decisions. These measures promote citizens' participation in political decisions and strengthen trust in local administration, according to ueckermuende.de.
The role of the city council is clearly defined in Germany. The city council, also known as the municipal council, is the body that consists of elected representatives and makes decisions about the use of city funds, as bpb.de explains. These representatives work on a voluntary basis and are involved in local politics in addition to their job. Donald Bachmann, who heads the city council, emphasizes how important it is that citizens give their city representatives an open ear and enter into dialogue.
In times when citizen participation and transparency are becoming increasingly important, the Ueckermünde city council shows that it responds to the needs and wishes of the residents. It remains to be seen how the new seating arrangement will affect the committee's discussions and decisions.