Baden-Württemberg City Council

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The Association of Cities in Baden-Württemberg is a municipal state association based in Stuttgart , to which 189 cities in the state of Baden-Württemberg with a total of around 6.3 million inhabitants belong. Members are also the municipal association for youth and social affairs Baden-Württemberg, badenova AG & Co. KG., The Baden community insurance association (BGV), the Württemberg community insurance a. G. (WGV), the Association of Municipal Companies (VKU), the Association of German Transport Companies (VDV) and the three municipal area data centers. The President of the City Council is the Lord Mayor of Mannheim, Peter Kurz .

The City Council is organized under private law as a registered association. It is independent of government supervision and government influences, grants are not granted. The Association of Cities is a member and regional association of the Association of German Cities .

history

Local associations have a long tradition in Baden-Württemberg and its predecessors. In 1873, a city committee met in the Karlsruhe town hall, based on the model of cities in Central German states and Prussian provinces. His efforts culminated in the establishment of a loosely organized Baden City Council of the larger cities in the Grand Duchy in 1880 . This was followed in 1895 by an association of medium-sized towns in Baden, which was made up of 29 towns in Baden with a minimum population of 4,000. In 1897 the Württemberg Association of Cities was founded in Stuttgart as an association of cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants (later over 10,000 inhabitants). In addition, an Upper Swabian city association was formed in 1900.

After the National Socialist seizure of power, the autonomous association institutions were dissolved as early as 1933 and transferred to the "Deutsche Gemeindetag", which was a compulsory amalgamation of all German municipalities and municipal associations.

In October 1945 the Württemberg-Baden city association was founded, to which the cities in what was then the American zone of occupation belonged. In 1949, the North Baden City Association was formed with 14 smaller communities. In 1951, the Baden City Association was formed in South Baden, followed by the South Baden City Association as an amalgamation of smaller cities in 1952. This city association joined the Württemberg-Baden City Association in 1953. On May 10, 1954, the Baden-Württemberg City Association was founded in its current form in Baden-Baden .

In 1971 it was decided to change the name to its current name. This was done in order to align the title with the other municipal top or state associations.

Members

The 189 member cities are divided into 3 size groups. The state capital Stuttgart and the major cities ( urban districts ) are represented in city ​​group A. The cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants are organized in city group B and other places can be found in city group C.

This division is particularly useful because different topics have priority in the different city sizes. The Association of Cities therefore invites to the working conferences separately according to city groups.

tasks

The Association of Cities of Baden-Württemberg sees its task in representing the interests of its members vis-à-vis the state of Baden-Württemberg, the federal government and the European Union . In this function, the Association of Cities of Baden-Württemberg also fulfills its constitutional mandate in accordance with Article 71, Paragraph 4 of the Baden-Württemberg State Constitution (“Before general questions affecting the communities and community associations are regulated by law or ordinance, they or their associations must be heard "). In addition, the City Council is granted a right to participate in Sections 50 a and 30 of the Parliament's rules of procedure.

Since 1999 the Association of Cities has maintained an office in Brussels together with the Association of Baden-Württemberg and District Association of Baden-Württemberg in an office joint venture with the Bavarian and Saxon Association of Cities. This takes into account the growing need for a presence on the European level.

The members are informed about important political events and current developments in the legislative and administrative area. The association also informs its members about information for the administration on the basis of relevant studies, surveys or projects. The City Council also advises on individual communal matters. It also organizes and carries out an exchange of experiences among its members, for example in the form of surveys on current issues relevant to local authorities. Another task is to represent the cities in relation to other associations, organizations and corporations.

There are eight specialist committees of the executive board as well as over 40 permanent working groups and other ad hoc working groups. The association is also represented in around 120 committees of other institutions and associations.

The Association of Cities is a member of the following organizations:

Local employers' association, Badischer Gemeinde-Versicherungs-Verband, Württembergische Gemeinde-Versicherungs a. G., Unfallkasse Baden-Württemberg, Council of the Municipalities and Regions of Europe, State Association of School Support Associations, Federal Network of Civic Engagement, Youth Protection Campaign, Art Foundation Baden-Württemberg.

organs

The organs of the city council are the general assembly, the board and the executive board member (general manager).

The general assembly is the supreme body and is responsible for passing resolutions on the statutes of the City Council, the discharge of the board and the executive board member, the resolution on motions from the middle of the general meeting, the resolution on proposals of the board and on the dissolution of the city council.

The board consists of five representatives from each city group, a total of 15 people and the general manager. The board elects the president and two deputies from among its members. The board of directors is responsible for statements on fundamental questions of local and state politics as well as local government and for hearings in legislative processes. In addition, it is responsible for making decisions on the budget and the annual accounts, appointing specialist committees and approving resolutions of the city groups and specialist committees.

The general manager is employed full-time and is elected by the board for 8 years. He heads the office, executes board resolutions and is the superior of the employees. Gudrun Heute-Bluhm has been the managing director of the Baden-Württemberg City Council since August 2014 .

Previous chairpersons / presidents

The official title was from 1954 to 2000 "Chairman". Since then she has been "President".

Honorary President OB a. D. Manfred Rommel , Stuttgart; Since June 2008

literature

  • Seek the city's best - Festschrift for the 50th anniversary of the Baden-Württemberg City Council.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Articles of Association (PDF)