
The kemmern town council met for the first time in its new constellation. In addition to the swearing-in of the new members, the election and swearing-in of the deputy mayor was on the agenda at this constituent meeting.
"Special circumstances require special measures", so first mayor rudiger gerst (CSU) to the aubergewohnlichen meeting in the school gymnasium in kemmern. He thanked all those involved who, despite the current corona situation, had ensured that the municipal elections went smoothly. He also thanked all the candidates who stood for election, because "democracy lives from citizen participation". The citizens’ ability to choose from among numerous candidates was exemplary in kemmern, said gerst.
At the beginning of the meeting, the four newly elected council members tobias wagner (CSU), jochen gottwald (zfk), julia schatkowski-amtmann (zfk) and helmut wild (zfk) were sworn in and welcomed to the council by gerst. This was followed by the election of the second mayor. Volker pflaum, proposed by gunter schwank (UBB), won by ten votes to five against jochen gottwald (zfk), proposed by helmut wild (zfk). In addition, there is another representative of the mayor, silvia jung (CSU) was appointed by the municipal council. Jung was also appointed senior citizen representative and accepted the mandate.