EUPLETT 12 th March 2014 Municipality of Køge Eric van Leenen International Coordinator.
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EUPLETT12th March 2014
Municipality of Køge
Eric van LeenenInternational Coordinator
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Denmark43.000 km2
5,6 million inhabitants
Structural reform 2007
5 regions
98 municipalities
Køge is in Region Zealand
Køge is about 40 km. south of Copenhagen
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Køge town
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The municipality of Køge
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The municipality of Køge- Area 256 km2- About 57.000 inhabitants- About 9% are immigrants or their descendants
(5.200/122 different countries) - About 5.300 employees working for the municipality
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About Køge - Køge became a borough in 1288 - and is with a
picturesque downtown and the largest square outside the capital, one of the best preserved cities from the Middle Ages in the country.
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Køge Town HallKøge Town Hall was built in 1552
King Christian III granted permission to build the town hall
The town hall has been used for many different purposes
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Køge City ArmsThe city arms have 4 main motives
Køge bridge, a king’s crown, a cross and god’s protective hand
The oldest preserved print is from 1329
The implementation of Køge design line in 2004, resulted in the new city arms
The old city arms are only used on special occasions
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The town council of Køge
- The council is the assembly of elected politicians with the overall responsibility of the municipality
- The council must have at least 9 and no more than 31 members and it must be an odd number
- Køge town council has 27 members representing 7 different parties.
- Køge Town council has 8 committees
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The Mayor
Flemming ChristensenThe Conservative Peoples Party
Flemming Christensen became mayoron 1st January 2014
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The role of the mayor- The mayor is elected from among the town council
members- Leads political negotiations, including council meetings
held every month and the meetings in the economical committee - twice a month
- Head of the administration and it is the mayor’s responsibility to ensure that administrative standards are respected
- Represents the municipality of Køge and conducts wedding ceremonies – about 110 civil marriage ceremonies every year
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Political structure – council- Køge Council 27 members- Economical Committee 7 members- Business and Labour Market Committee 7 members- Childrens Committee 7 members- School Committee 7 members- Culture and Sports Committee 7 members- Social and Health Committee 7 members- Technical and Environmental Committee 7 members- Property and Operation Committee 9 members
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Elections
Elections to the council take place everyfour years – on the third Tuesday in November
Every resident in the municipality over the age of 18 can vote. Those who do not have Danish citizenship must have lived in Denmark for 3 years before being able to vote
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Køge - Administrative structure- Director of the municipality- Child and Youth Department- Joint and Cultural Department- Labour Market and Citizen Service Department- Social and Health Department- Technical and Environmental Department
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Green String Corridor
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The Femern Belt Link
Will be ready in 2020
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The new railway with a new station in Køge North
Will be ready in 2018
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Super-hospital in Køge
Will be ready in 2020
4000 jobs
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Køge Kyst - City development
Will be in progress for the next 20 years
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Institutions in Campus Køge …
(only leavers - 10th grade)
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Køge – other projects- Cultural House - Køge Park- Køge Marina