2024-07-10 08:57:38
In the second round of elections, voting was held only for Andri Ozoliņa (LZP). However, he won the support of only eight MPs. All 19 councilors participated in the vote.
It has already been reported that two candidates have been nominated for the position – the former mayor of Ozolnieki, Ozoliņš, and Emīls Dobrājs (LA), working in the council of the first convocation.
Dobrău was nominated for the position by former county mayor Madars Lasmanis (LA), describing that he has the knowledge and skills to take the position of council chairman.
On the other hand, Ozoliņa was nominated by Jānis Kažotnieks (LZP), emphasizing that the candidate has already led the municipality. “It is the right choice for good things to happen to this county,” called the councilor.
Dobrājs received the support of six colleagues, and Ozoliņš – the votes of eight deputies. Therefore, the chairman of the council was not elected in the first round.
Only Ozoliņa’s candidacy was forwarded for voting in the second round.
It has already been reported that seven members of the Jelgava County Council have submitted a proposal to the council for convening an emergency council meeting to elect the chairman.
The applicants point out that the Jelgava County Council has not elected the chairman of the council for more than two months, which is one of the reasons for the dismissal of the council mentioned in Article 70 of the Local Government Law. “The situation that the municipal council has been operating for a long time without the chairman of the council must be urgently remedied,” the submission states.
Since April 3, when the current chairman of the council Madars Lasmanis (LA) announced his resignation, several council meetings have been held, including emergency council meetings, but the issue of council leadership has not been included in them.
Lasmanis announced his resignation on April 3, about an hour before the meeting of the Jelgava County Council, which was supposed to consider the request of seven deputies to remove him from his post in connection with a controversial video, in which Lasmanis was seen remotely conducting the meeting of the Council’s Budget Commission from his car. turns to a woman’s feet.
2024-07-10 08:57:38