- This measure is quite natural, says Jörgen Persson (s), chairman of the municipal board.
The four parties, the Social Democrats, the Moderates, and the Center Party and the Left Party, have now agreed to reduce the scope of the permanently paid politicians' services.
Today, four politicians are permanently paid.
The majority have two full-time positions and a part-time position, while the opposition has a part-time position.
Each position will now be reduced by ten percent.
Reduced population
- The number of inhabitants is decreasing and this must be reflected in the political organization.
The difficulty will be to appoint politicians after the election this autumn.
They should be able to combine the services with other work, he says.
Bräcke municipality has previously reduced the number of members of the municipal council from 31 members to 27. However, meeting fees and remuneration to leisure politicians are left untouched.
Bräcke municipality expects that the measure will result in a saving of SEK 215,000 per year.