Kusel district - Mayor and municipal council resign
In Bosenbach ( Kusel district), Mayor Martin Volles and all members of the local council have resigned as one. The move was a reaction to the implementation of the state financial equalization law in Rhineland-Palatinate, Volles (non-party) told the German Press Agency on Friday.
"After that, a balanced budget must be presented. Because we are a rural area and have hardly any sources of income, we would have to drastically increase the rate of property tax, for example. However, we cannot and do not want to impose this on our citizens."
The move is reminiscent of the Palatinate town of Freisbach. Here, the local council and mayor announced their resignation on August 8. They had criticized the fact that the municipality with around 1,200 inhabitants would not receive budget approval due to the new state financial equalization law and a new direction from the municipal supervisory authority.
Volles said that they had been aware of the events in Freisbach, but that they were not really a role model. "We recently sat together for three hours and thought about where the money should come from. We didn't find a way out." The move is a sign "that we can't reconcile this with ourselves". The village with around 690 inhabitants is in a spiral. "Several roads need to be repaired, the swimming pool and community center cost money. It all leaves no room to breathe."
As a temporary solution, he is prepared to continue for a few more weeks. "But no longer," emphasized Volles. "The office is no longer an option for me, the framework conditions would have to change first."
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- The resignation of Mayor Volles and the council members in Kusel district closely resembles the situation in Freisbach, another municipality in Rhineland-Palatinate, where the local council and mayor stepped down due to financial strain caused by the state financial equalization law.
- The financial difficulties in Kusel district were highlighted when it became clear that a balanced budget would require a significant increase in property tax, a burden the municipality and its residents were unwilling to bear.
- The German Press Agency reported that officials in Freisbach, a municipality with around 1,200 inhabitants, also resigned due to budget issues, caused in part by the state financial equalization law and new directions from the municipal supervisory authority.
Source: www.stern.de
