Debate round: Implementation of the motion Zwolle vuurwerkvrij

This debate is the follow up on a couple of debates (Third Theme debate: Fireworks, understandable language in policy making and no more Russian Gas, Fifth Theme debate: New year’s eve 22-23 and public toilets and a passed motion Motion passed: the inevitable end of consumer fireworks in Zwolle, be it a bit late) In this debate the Mayor asked the city council to choose from a couple of scenarios to shape the policy surrounding consumer fireworks and the new tradition the city council would like to shape together with the people of Zwolle.

Below you can read our statement or watch the debate (in Dutch).

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Art. 45 questions: Security concerns about the PEC stadium and football related incidents

After remote controlled smokeboms went off in our local football stadium during the IJsselderby almost all political parties represented in the city council of Zwolle came together to ask the Mayor questions about the ongoing incidents surrounding the stadium and the club. GroenLinks, CDA, CU, D66, PvdD, PvdA, VOLT, VVD and SP asked the following questions:

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Fifth Theme debate: New year’s eve 22-23 and public toilets

My fifth theme debate on behalf of GroenLinks in the city council of Zwolle was a theme debate on municipal services and resident engagement. Together with my colleague Marloes we prepared the debate, I was responsible for a limited number of subjects subjects: (in Dutch):

Jaarverslag bezwaarschriftenbehandeling 2022
Verslag Klachtenbehandeling 2022
Ontwikkelingen jaarwisseling 2022-2023
Toilet aan de Potgietersingel
Voorgestelde wijze van afdoening motie minimumloon 14,- voor iedereen die (indirect) voor de gemeente werkt

Since talk time was limited to six minutes per political party, of course choices had to be made on what to talk about. You can watch the debate (in Dutch) below, or read my statement (in English) below the video.

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