April to June
Review of the year 2025
As a "place of new beginnings", the Karl Schmidt-Rottluff House is one of the intervention areas of the European Capital of Culture Chemnitz 2025. Together with the neighbouring Wohnmühle, where Karl Schmidt-Rottluff spent his childhood, the house has become another hotspot of Expressionism in Chemnitz.
The authority number is available around the clock
In mid-June, the public authority number 115 was converted to a voice dialogue system (SDS), which provides citizens with information around the clock on frequently requested matters such as identity cards, certificates of good conduct or resident parking permits. The SDS guides callers through predefined topics using voice prompts and dialling numbers and relieves the service centre by reducing waiting times and avoiding repeated calls. Changes to the system can be made flexibly by the city, while the costs are borne by the Federal IT Co-operation. The aim of the changeover is to improve the accessibility and service quality of 115 and to increase the number of calls received by the service centre
Welcome Centre celebrates its first anniversary
In mid-2024, the Welcome Centre was opened in the Citizens' Office as a central point of contact for skilled workers, returnees and newcomers. Since then, the staff have been offering advice on working, living and integrating in Chemnitz and also support companies with the integration of international employees. In the first year, around 300 counselling sessions were held with skilled workers from 43 countries. Information on the labour market, professional recognition, language courses and leisure activities was particularly in demand. The centre acts as a guide for a successful arrival, coordinates visits to the authorities and supports families in starting their lives in Chemnitz.
Two-year budget 2025/26 approved
In June, the State Directorate of Saxony approved the City of Chemnitz's two-year budget for 2025/26 - making Chemnitz the only municipality with deficits in both years to receive approval. The planned borrowing for investments, including for the Grüna gymnasium, the premium cycle path and the extension to the cooperation school, was also approved for 2025. The budget comprises around 1.1 billion euros in each case, with a deficit of 58 million euros in 2025 and 108 million euros in 2026, mainly due to rising social spending and inflation. The city must continue to pursue an austerity programme and resort to cash loans in order to remain able to act.
