hung (us). This news quickly made the rounds at the last Allerheiligenmarkt: A city councilor had billed the municipality for his participation in meetings in 2021 around 3000 euros as a flat-rate loss of earnings and had the sum paid out. The operation was unusual but legitimate. The man’s claim was in line with the Hessian municipal code and the Hungen compensation statute.
It’s been like this for the longest time. On Tuesday, the city council changed the compensation statute by a large majority with seven abstentions.
The fact that the city councilor who claimed the lump sum was the pro-Hungen parliamentary group leader Fabian Kraft was pierced in the social networks at the time. In December, the person concerned made the case public in a personal statement in the city parliament. Mutual accusations followed, which were even taken to court, but without result. Against this background, the Council of Elders had agreed to quietly wave the new version of the compensation statute through the city parliament. That didn’t quite work out.
Old statute was generous
Background: If employees do voluntary work during their working hours, their employer can demand compensation for the continued payment of wages. There are similar regulations for the self-employed; one possibility is a capped flat rate. How high this is is regulated by the respective compensation statute. It was more generous in Hungen than in many other places. A maximum of 100 euros per hour, a maximum of 500 euros per month could be billed. There was no time limit. The newly drafted compensation statute is much more rigid. In the future, the flat rate will be capped at a maximum of 30 euros per hour and 250 euros per month. After 6 p.m., when most employees have finished work, nothing is paid at all. The city councilors whose meetings do not start before 7 p.m. are left out.
Contrary to the agreements in the Council of Elders, Pro Hungen spoke up with an amendment. The 6 p.m. deadline is unrealistic in today’s working world, criticized Fabian Kraft and suggested extending it to 10 p.m. His parliamentary colleague Uwe Geyer, a lawyer by profession, saw things the same way: “Now would be my best working time.”
In principle, Kraft cannot understand the cost argument used to justify the new compensation statute. »With a budget of 20 million, that’s peanuts. It’s about investing in the highest body in the city.« The majority of the city councilors did not follow this line of argument. Pro Hungen’s amendment was defeated by a large majority; the Greens abstained.
2023-07-06 01:37:37
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