Meetings
The City Council meets according to the committee model in three different committees and a theme night. The committees have a fixed composition with representation from the political groups. In this way, the council is involved in issues at an earlier stage and there is more room for debate. Residents are also involved in the various topics as early as possible this way.
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Meetings can be found in the council information system.
City Council & committee meetings
Council meetings are held every five weeks. In addition, weekly meetings of the various committees are held. All meetings begin at 7:30 p.m.
Committees
The council meets in the following committees:
- Society Committee: Health for adults (Wmo), Healthy living (preventive), Area organizing/Area directors, Neighborhood development, Sports, Work and income, Education/Education,
Emancipation, Culture. - Space Committee: Mobility and Transportation, Public Works (redevelopment, green, water, traffic), Housing and Real Estate, Omgevingswet and Land Management, Economy/City Marketing, Recreation and Tourism, Waste/Environmental Monitoring, Sustainability, Animal Welfare.
- General Affairs Committee: Finance (taxes, purchasing and procurement), Computerization and Automation, Administrative and Regional Cooperation, Security and Enforcement (coordination),
Public Affairs/Service, Administrative and Legal Affairs, Personnel and Organization, Information and Representation
Speaking Rights
If you wish to take advantage of the right to speak, please register with the Municipal Clerk’s Office Office no later than noon on the day of the meeting using the button below, by phone at 14 040 or 040-2893893 or by mail Municipal Clerk’s Office
You will have the floor for five minutes. That's short! Prepare your story well. A good story has an introduction, a short exposition and a powerful conclusion. You can put your story on paper and mail it in advance to the Municipal Clerk’s Office Office. The Municipal Clerk’s Office s Office will then make sure your public participation response reaches the council members before the meeting. You can also hand out your public comment at the meeting.
PDO model
The City Council meets in the three committees according to the PDO model. Presentations are made at theme nights. PDO stands for Image Formation-Order Formation-Decision Formation.
- Conceptualization: orienting on topics. Council members are informed by officials and/or external experts about upcoming developments, on which the council is later asked to decide.
- Judgment formation: during the judgment meeting, residents, businesses and organizations can speak. The substantive political debate also takes place at this stage. The council members arrive at a preliminary political position during the judgment phase.
- Decision-making: at this stage, the City Council makes a decision, based on the information gathered and the debate held.
Not every issue or proposal needs to go through the entire process.