Information on city policy

Lord Mayor

The Lord Mayor is the head of the city government.

In Offenbach, the city government is called the magistrate.

The Lord Mayor is a member of the magistrate.

He is elected by the citizens of Offenbach.

He is elected for 6 years.

Then there is a new election.

The Lord Mayor of Offenbach is called:

Doctor Felix Schwenke.

He has been in office since January 21, 2018.

He is a member of the SPD party.

This is the abbreviation for:

Social Democratic Party of Germany.

Tasks of the Lord Mayor

The Lord Mayor prepares the topics for the working
working meetings of the Magistrate.

He chairs the working meetings of the municipal council.

He leads the work of the city administration.

This refers to the work of the Offenbach offices.

Urban policy

Politicians decide on the rules for how people live together.

They represent the opinions of citizens.

The citizens elect the politicians.

There are various political working groups in Offenbach.

They make policy in the city.

That means

They decide on important rules.

They decide:

What money is spent on.

These political working groups exist in Offenbach:

• Magistrate.
• City Council.
• Foreigners' Advisory Council.
• Disabled Persons' Council.
• Seniors' Council.
  Senior citizens are older people.
• Children's and Youth Parliament.

The magistrate

The magistrate is the government of Offenbach.

It consists of 12 members:

• Lord Mayor.
  This is the head of the City Council.
• Mayor.
• 10 city councillors.
  
  These are the members of a city council.
  
  They manage certain areas of city policy.
  
  For example:
  
  • Traffic
  • money

The Lord Mayor is the head of the magistrate.

Some members of the magistrate are responsible for specialist areas.

These specialist areas are also called departments.

Specialist areas are, for example

• Planning and building.
• Transportation
  
  For example:
  
  • Bus and rail.
  • Road construction.
• Environment
  
  This includes, for example
  
  • Improvement of the city air.
  • Maintenance of parks and gardens.
  • New parks and gardens.
• Health, social
• Social affairs and integration.
  
  This area is all about living together.
  
  Of people from Offenbach.
  
  Of people from Offenbach and from other countries.

The City Council

The City Council is a political assembly.

It consists of 71 politicians.

The politicians are from different parties.

This assembly meets regularly.

It decides on important rules for the city of Offenbach.

The citizens of Offenbach elect the members of the City Council.

After the election, the members work for 5 years in the
City Council Assembly.

Then there is a new election.

The Foreigners' Advisory Council

The Foreigners' Advisory Council represents the interests of foreigners.

It provides advice for the city of Offenbach:

On topics that are important for foreign people in Offenbach.

Foreign citizens work on the Foreigners' Advisory Council.

They were elected for 5 years.

Click here for the website of the Foreigners' Advisory Council:

Disability Advisory Board

The Disability Advisory Board is a group of:

• Self-help groups.
• Citizens.
• Company for and with people with disabilities.

The Disability Advisory Council is committed to helping people with disabilities.

There you will find contact persons on the subject of disability.

The Disability Advisory Council provides advice for the city of Offenbach:

What you need for people with and without disabilities to live well together.

That's what you need:

So that everyone can take part in everything.

Click here for the Offenbach Disability Advisory Council website:

Senior Council

Senior is another word for older person.

The Seniors' Council supports older people in Offenbach.

It advises the city of Offenbach:

This is important for older people in Offenbach.

Click here for the website of the Seniors' Council:

Children and Youth Parliament

This is the name for a political working group of children and young people.

The abbreviation is KJP.

A parliament is a regular meeting of political representatives.

Political demands are discussed at the meetings.

The Offenbach Children and Youth Parliament campaigns on behalf of children and young people.

The KJP takes care of this:

The opinions of children and young people should be taken into account when political decisions are made.