The city of Berne wants to share the work of executives – Switzerland: Standard

Bern politicians should now have the opportunity to run for two to fill a position on the city council. The Bern City Council instructed the local council to examine a candidate for the team for the executive. The interim board finds that it is not a good idea.

"The time requirements of an executive office exclude a large proportion of those who are potentially interested and appropriate," said Martin Krebs (SP) on Thursday. It was to make executive functions accessible to a wider population group, added Benno Frauchiger (SP) to his colleagues.

Work sharing can work, the two postulants demonstrated in a joint vote in Bern City Council. Parents, people with disabilities and those who for some reason do not wish to work full time could benefit from a work-sharing model.

More ideas and better exchanges

The initiative was very well received by the city's Parliament. More ideas, a better exchange and a greater diversity of opinions could lead to a team candidacy, many were convinced. "Progressive companies have been reacting to this trend for a long time," said Matthias Egli (GLP).

If this goes to Lea Bill (GB), then a candidate for the team for the city council and part time jobs should also be examined. Only the SVP is opposed to the initiative. For Alexander Feuz, it is clear: "Only one willow belongs to a chicken farm."

For the city of Berne, Parliament is clear: before a candidate for a team can be set up in the local council, many questions must first be clarified. What should a joint election campaign look like? How are the tasks distributed? That's why it's now important for city council to fix the problem, City Council said.

Although there is no good example of a candidate for the team on the Swiss Local Council, there is no such thing as a bad example, "said Benny Frauchiger, applying for the position of Secretary General.

Office according to the local council "indivisible"

However, the red-green city council has spoken out against the initiative – to the incomprehension of many city councilors and city councils. The political responsibility of an office is indivisible, he writes in his response to the city council. A double team would create an ambiguous appearance against the outside and the inside.

The local council sees in the electoral campaign disadvantages also compared to the individual candidates. For capacity reasons only, two people could show more presence than one person. The local board also worries about what happens in case of resignation or failure of a person in the sharing of work.

The city council has shown conciliatory in front of the city parliament: "We will of course seek solutions, even if it requires a lot of effort," said city president, Alec von Graffenried. (Chk / SDA)

Created: on 19.10.2018, 03:23 hours