Vienna chooses a new urban engineering court director: Sedlak convinces all parties!

Vienna chooses a new urban engineering court director: Sedlak convinces all parties!

Wien, Österreich - On December 17, 2024, the Vienna municipal council unanimously decided to appoint Werner Sedlak as a new city council director from July 1, 2025. GR Mag. Dietbert Kowarik (FPÖ) emphasized that Sedlak's professional qualifications were "undisputed", a view that was also shared by Jörg Konrad (NEOS). Konrad praised the independent and transparent work of the city architecture courtyard and was impressed by Sedlak's performance during the Hearings. David Ellensohn from the Greens also supported the proposal and spoke of Sedlak's "clean and decent work". This candidacy is of crucial importance, since the order takes place every twelve years and thus guarantees long -term stability in the city technical center.

In another important point, the municipal councils dealt with the transfer of technical management to the KMB from 1991. Grin Barbara Huemer (Greens) discussed the current developments around the VAMED group, which was smashed this year. She expressed concerns about the contractual framework and called for a review by the magistrate. The need to find alternative solutions and check possible additional agreements was emphasized. GR Christian Deutsch (SPÖ) said that the changed ownership structure of the KMB brings with it corresponding risks. The municipal council finally unanimously agreed to review the operating contract, while the Greens' application was rejected.

responsibility and vision

The new director of the magistrate in Linz, Grin Mag. Barbara Huemer, emphasizes that her professional journey is carried out by the conviction of making progress through modern technologies and clear management visions. She founded her career with the aim of driving the digital transformation in the administration and making potential for improvement visible. Your experiences and successes from the city of Vienna and the administration make you a formative person in the current discussion about innovations in the public sector, as already reported in your time as CIO of the city of Vienna (@huemer.wien). The interplay of expertise and responsibility is considered by many as a key to the further development of the city tariff and the city.