Ueckermünde: New seating arrangements of the city council cause displeasure!

Ueckermünde: New seating arrangements of the city council cause displeasure!

Ueckermünde, Deutschland - In Ueckermünde there is a breath of fresh air in the city council. A new seating arrangement in the citizens' hall has been introduced since the last session. Instead of in straight rows, the city representatives are now in the U-shape. This is intended to promote communication with each other, but also harbors some disadvantages for the citizens. Representatives of the AfD as well as the parliamentary groups for Vorpommern-Greifswald are now sitting on the residents, which could possibly affect the comprehensibility of their speeches, such as [nordkurier.de] (https://www.nordkurier.de/regional/ueckermuende/uecker-stadt--sich-jetz--in--waßen- 3722472) reported.

The changes in the city council are not only spatial nature. At the meeting in June, two new members were also elected to the city council. Antje Krins, lawyer and member of the Ueckermünde Bürgerbund, moves up for Ulf Gerhard, who resigned his mandate due to a move to Greifswald. Thomas Bauch-Könert from the CDU is also new to the team, he takes the place of Andreas Amthor, who moved to Torgelow.

transparency and citizen participation

The city of Ueckermünde attaches great importance to transparency and civil engagement. On the city's official website, information on the composition of the city council, the committees and the political groups can be viewed. There are also access to agendas and public parts of the vigilances, which makes it easier for citizens to find out about current issues and decisions. These measures promote the participation of citizens in political decisions and strengthen trust in the local administration, according to ueckermuende.de.

The role of the city council is clearly defined in Germany. The city council, also called the municipal council, is the body that consists of elected representatives and makes decisions about the use of urban funds, as explains [bpb.de] (https://www.bpb.de/kurz-knapp/lexikika-in-in-einfacher-s- These representatives work on a voluntary basis and bring themselves into local politics in addition to their profession. Donald Bachmann, who heads the city council, emphasizes how important it is that the citizens give their city representatives an open ear and step into dialogue.

In times when citizen participation and transparency are becoming increasingly important, the Ueckermünder city council shows that it responds to the needs and wishes of the residents. It remains to be seen how the new seating regulations will affect the discussions and decisions of the committee.