City Council

Stadtratssitzung im Stadtverordnetensaal des Rathauses (Archivfoto)
Sitzreihen im Stadtverordnetensaal des Chemnitzer Rathauses
Wandelhalle im Neuen Rathaus
Picture: Kristin Schmidt | Picture: Ulf Dahl | Picture: Lars Rosenkranz |

The City Council is the main body of the city and the political representation of the citizens of Chemnitz. It decides on the city's fundamental developments. One of its most important tasks is to pass resolutions on the budget. All its actions are based on the Saxon municipal code.

The City Council is made up of 60 elected volunteers from Chemnitz and the Lord Mayor as Chairman of the City Council. The administration prepares the decisions with negotiation documents on which the City Council decides.

The City Council generally meets once a month. In addition, the Chemnitz City Council has eight specialised committees to which the City Council has assigned certain areas of responsibility for permanent execution. These committees also discuss issues in advance on which the City Council is to decide.

Seating plan

Citizen information portal of the council information system of the city of Chemnitz

The council information system gives you the following options:

 

  • Access to current invitations to public committee meetings and their minutes
  • Access to public documents (meeting documents)
  • Access to motions for resolutions of the city councillors
  • Information on resolutions
  • Access to the meeting calendar
  • Obtaining information about committees and elected representatives

 

The system contains information starting from the constituent meeting of the City Council on 5 August 2009 and is updated on an ongoing basis.


Transmission of city council meetings

City Council meetings are broadcast live from www.chemnitz.de and are available as recordings until the next meeting.

The city council chamber

Picture: Ulf Dahl

The City Council Chamber is the larger of the two meeting rooms in Chemnitz City Hall, which was built between 1909 and 1911 under the direction of city architect Richard Möbius. It was extensively restored for the 100th anniversary of the New Town Hall and at the same time equipped with a modern voting system.

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Composition

Chemnitz City Council is currently made up of members from seven political groups and two non-attached councillors.

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Committees

In accordance with the Saxon municipal code, the Chemnitz City Council has formed committees.

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Advisory boards

The City Council determines the tasks, composition and procedure for forming the advisory boards.

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Local councils

Local councils are formed in the eight localities of the City of Chemnitz in accordance with the main statutes.

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