Question 12156 — elected officials

Summary

Mr. Christophe Naegelen draws the attention of the Minister of Action and Public Accounts to the essential role of municipal councilors for rural municipalities and to the need to promote their commitments. Not benefiting from any remuneration but nevertheless being called upon daily in the management of the municipality, it becomes difficult to generate vocations. The reality today is that of difficulty for small municipalities, particularly rural ones, to mobilize citizens to take part in local public life within the framework of municipal elective mandates. Indeed, it is difficult for the inhabitants of these villages to invest due to lack of time and remuneration. Mayors like municipal councilors are solicited by their fellow citizens and face the same problems as cities with several thousand inhabitants. The files are technical and often cumbersome, for example regarding the local town planning plan, woodland management, road maintenance, The management of a municipality, especially in the rural world, is demanding; significant challenges arise such as the disappearance of public services, medical desertification, the isolation of territories, even though services are often far away. The role of local elected officials is therefore essential and they are essential to local life. As municipal councilors in towns with less than 100,000 inhabitants do not receive any remuneration or bonuses, the best solution is often to be retired. He therefore asks him how the desire for engagement in public life could be maintained and encouraged within small French municipalities. He suggests that holding a mandate as a municipal councilor could at least allow the validation of retirement quarters. He wishes to obtain the Government's opinion on such a measure.

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