The Kronacher district office in a press release on Tuesday afternoon to a discussion which had developed in the last few days in Social media. “Due to the not always factually-guided public discussion, to the Offices, duties and compensation of the chief administrative officer and his deputies”, would like to inform the authority of the citizens.

“district administrators are local election officials and with the acceptance of your choice for the period of their term of office officials at the time,” in the Letter. Their remuneration is regulated by law. The classification in the grades, success on the basis of the number of inhabitants of the respective district.

Because of the population decline in the district of Kronach Landrat Klaus Löffler (CSU) was not classified as its predecessors in the grade B6, but in the salary group B5, for a monthly gross basic salary of 9369,63 Euro was set. As civil servants on time, district administrators were given for the by the office of additional expenses caused by the district Council specified service of compensation, the amounts in Klaus Löffler 1352,78 Euro.

burden

“If, according to the adequacy of the amounts referred to will be asked, should be taken into account the following aspects: district administrator Klaus Löffler as chief responsible for a total of 319 employees and their service can be wearing. This responsibility as the head of the district office extends to both the state district administration authority as well as the municipal district’s administration, with all its offices and facilities,” is emphasized in the press release.

As a grade knife could abundance of local political Responsibility for the budget of the district to serve Kronach, which is estimated for 2020 to 83.8 million euros. “For comparison: In a company with an annual turnover over 25 million euros, the managing Director according to the www.impulse.de ,the website of the entrepreneur magazine impulses earned an average of 344 000 Euro in the year.”

40 hours a week – Far from it

statement exceeded the strong details of the working hours of the chief administrative officer be: by Law, 40 hours are given in the week. “According to the calendar day on average, but between twelve and 14 hours. Add to this the various appointments on the weekends, so that an average work week of the district includes about 80 hours.” In General, Klaus Löffler be well in excess of 300 hours per month for its a variety of tasks in use.

The elected Deputy of the Kronacher district receive for the performance of this function, a compensation according to the measure of the special use as a local election official. This allowance currently amounts to 1619,39 euros per month. With this amount, a representative of the chief administrative officer is paid for a continuous period of up to four weeks.

“by The district Council appointed three Deputy chief administrative officer, as volunteers, according to the County order entitled to a reasonable compensation,” the report says. These amounts currently 255,93 euros per month.

on the question of why the district Council had recently at its inaugural meeting, the number of the so far two other Deputy, another Deputy on a total of three increases, it is vital to bear in mind: In the year 2019, Löffler had been from district of approximately 1400 appointments and his deputies around 300 perceived. Therefore, the use of a further force was not only justifiable but also reasonable and necessary.

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