Citizens' platforms
Interested citizens, representatives of community-oriented associations, companies active in the neighbourhood and housing cooperatives are cordially invited to participate in the existing citizens' platforms.
Keyword: Citizens' platform
Associations, initiatives and individual citizens of an urban area come together in a citizens' platform. They identify common concerns and problems in their neighbourhoods and develop their own constructive proposals for solutions, the implementation of which they negotiate as citizens with representatives from politics and administration on an equal footing. The aim is to improve living conditions in the neighbourhoods.Active in the city centre, Bernsdorf, Altchemnitz, Luther quarter and Kapellenberg districts
Contact:
AWO Soziale Dienste Chemnitz und Umgebung gGmbH
Jacqueline Drechsler
Reitbahnhaus
Reitbahnstraße 32
09111 Chemnitz
Phone: 0371 6664-962
Mobile: 01520 831 7911
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BPF Chemnitz Centre >
Consultation hours:
by appointment
Members of the steering group:
Dietmar Berger
Anja Poller
Natalja Schaubert
Heidi Lösch
Sören Schubert
Martin Steudtner
Monique Scheurig
Rita Hoffmann
Jürgen Ulrich
Gregor Richter
Sandra Emmerling
Birgit Leibner
Silvio Wagner
Beatrice Conrad-Thiry
Susann Arnold
Active in the neighbourhoods of Gablenz and Yorkgebiet
Contact:
ChemnitzMacher e.V.
Oliver Treydel
Kreherstraße 94
09127 Chemnitz
Mobile: 0179 2171092
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BPF Chemnitz Centre-East>
Members of the steering group:
Thomas Bossack
Gerhard Epperlein
Thomas Lieber
Bernard Millard
Katharina Pistor
Kai Rösler
Karin Schmiedel
Johannes Schuster
Gudrun Srednicki
Mario Strobel
Active in the neighbourhoods of Kaßberg, Altendorf and Schloßchemnitz
Contact:
Neue Arbeit Chemnitz e. V.
Antje Richter
Leipziger Street 39
09113 Chemnitz
Tel.: 0371 3350520
Fax: 0371 4009140
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BPF Chemnitz Centre-West >
Consultation hours:
Daily during the opening hours of the Leipziger Straße community centre and by appointment
Members of the steering group:
Tatjana Iljasch
Annett Illert
Jana Miscke
Nadine Seidel
Uwe Wirrig
Sabine Kaden
Sara Juranek
Kathrin Rorig
Active in the Glösa-Draisdorf, Furth and Borna-Heinersdorf districts
Contact:
Waldorf School Association Chemnitz e. V.
Kerstin Pätzold
Schulberg 5a
09114 Chemnitz
Mobile: 0173 5977835
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BPF Chemnitz North >
Office hours (in the Glösa leisure centre):
| Wed | 17.00 - 19.00 |
and by appointment
Members of the steering group:
Heike Delling
Bettina Löser
Renate Mäding
Katrin Stephan-Kunert
Uwe Herold
Lucie Lademann
Active in the Ebersdorf, Hilbersdorf and Sonnenberg neighbourhoods
Contact:
Delphin Projekte gGmbH
Franziska Degen
Peterstraße 26
(entrance in the courtyard, ground floor)
09130 Chemnitz
Phone: 0371 45040952
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BPF Chemnitz North-East>
Consultation hours:
| Thu | 13.00 - 16.00 |
and by appointment
Members of the steering group:
Michael Specht
Mike Beckert
Hellfried Malech
Joseph Israel
Franziska Shuflin
Daniel Schneider
Corina Aßmann
Claudia Schuster
Cindy Paukert
Annelie Neumann
Elvira Kosuch
Active in the neighbourhoods of Kappel, Helbersdorf, Morgenleite, Markersdorf and Hutholz
Contact:
AWO Kreisverband Chemnitz und Umgebung e. V.
Katharina Keller
Wladimir-Sagorski-Str. 24
09122 Chemnitz
Tel.: 0371 3342482
Mobile: 0163 4158175
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BPF Chemnitz South>
Office hours:
| Mon | 16.00 - 17.00 |
| Fri | 09.00 - 11.30 a.m. |
Members of the steering group:
Kai Hähner
Andreas Heynig
Carola Jäckel
Gabriele Meinel
Andreas Olasz
Ralf-Peter Werner
Jörg Vieweg
Peter Pitsch
Jan Schulze
Thomas Rosner
Jeanette Wilfer
Renate Winkler
Klaus Streblow
Active in the districts of Rabenstein, Rottluff, Reichenbrand, Siegmar, Schönau and Stelzendorf
Contact:
SDB e. V.
Michael Sandt
Zwickauer Street 480
09117 Chemnitz
Mobile: 0179 2170276
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BPF Chemnitz West>
Consultation hours:
by appointment
Members of the steering group:
Christiane Kleinhempel
Katarina Seidel
Kerstin Küßner
Gisela Lemke
Rolf Fischer
Gert Rehn
Robert Kiesewetter
Birgit Lasch
Denise Kendzia
Ivo Partschefeld
Bernd Rippert
Active in the neighbourhoods of Adelsberg, Erfenschlag, Harthau and Reichenhain
Contact:
Civic and cultural association
Chemnitz Südost e.V.
Matthias Eberlein
Zschopauer Street 134
09126 Chemnitz
Mobile: 0179 5934753
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BPF Chemnitz South-East>
Consultation hours:
by appointment
Members of the steering group:
Andreas Felber
Steffen Herold
Frank Heymann
Günter Kleinert
Ingo Löffler
Ralf Meister
Moritz Neubert
Bob Polzer
Criteria for a citizens' platform
- A citizens' platform within the meaning of the resolution is a voluntary association of citizens, associations, organisations and other stakeholders (e.g. companies, housing companies, parishes) in an urban area according to the urban area classification of the SEKo.
- The work of the citizens' platforms is primarily focussed on the interests of the respective urban area. It sees itself as a point of contact and mouthpiece for the citizens and stakeholders living and working in the area vis-à-vis the administration and city council. The aim of the citizens' platform is to improve living conditions in the neighbourhoods.
- There is one citizens' platform per urban area as defined.
- When new citizens' platforms are founded, citizens' participation actors from more than 50% of the neighbourhoods belonging to the area must be represented at the beginning. The aim must be to involve citizens and stakeholders from all neighbourhoods in the area and to use existing structures.
- The citizens' platform is open to all citizens and stakeholders from the urban area who are committed to the free democratic basic order.
- In the interests of transparency, the citizens' platforms develop rules of procedure and guidelines for the allocation of funds as a binding basis for their work. Financial support from the city is only possible after public foundation, submission of the above-mentioned documents and confirmation by the administration.
- The citizens' platform uses suitable instruments (e.g. citizens' forums, surveys) to regularly ensure that it represents the opinions and interests of those living and working in the area. It reports annually to the citizens and the administration on what has been achieved.
- Binding standards of cooperation are jointly developed between the citizens' platforms and the city administration, which in particular regulate the tasks of all participants and forms of involvement.
- The citizens' platforms are obliged to work together with other community actors in the neighbourhoods in a cooperative and supportive manner.
- The coordinators of the citizens' platforms are obliged to take part in an annual training programme offered by the city administration.
- At least 10% of the citizens' budget is used for measures by previously unsubsidised actors in order to expand the scope of the citizens' platforms. New measures are projects by actors that were not yet subsidised in the previous year.
- At least 10% of the citizens' budget is used for child and youth participation measures.
- The funds made available for material and personnel costs are mutually coverable.
- At least once a year, each citizens' platform reports publicly on all subsidised projects from the citizens' budget. These are summarised in an information document.
- The coordinators and steering group members must be publicly announced and named on the city's website and - if available - on the website of the citizens' platform.
- Citizen-friendly times must be set for public steering group meetings in order to maximise participation. For reasons of transparency, the dates must be publicised in advance.
Main statutes of the City of Chemnitz
At its meeting on 16 July 2014, the City Council added the provisions of Section 31 to the main statutes to give the citizens' platforms a basis in municipal law: