Change of the statutes: Londy medal should be awarded again!

Change of the statutes: Londy medal should be awarded again!

Rethem, Deutschland - In Rethem, the renowned Londy medal is facing a positive turn! This honorable award, since the 1990s the highest praise for voluntary services in the city, has not been awarded for over six years, which caused a lot of displeasure due to internal conflicts in the city council. However, a change in the statutes were recently decided, which should pave the way for future award, as the Kreiszeitung reported.

The changes include the return to the earlier regulation that a two-thirds majority should be sufficient to award the medal. So far, 100 percent consent was necessary, which meant that individual council members, such as Ute Feldmann, were able to block the nomination of deserved candidates like Dieter Moll last year. Feldmann criticized the injustice of the previous regulation, which made the award of the medal in fact impossible. Now the city council intends to revise the statutes in such a way that both the Londy Medal and the city's honorary office can be clearly defined and appreciated accordingly in order to avoid misunderstandings.

council members welcome the changes

City council members such as Wolfgang Leseberg from the SPD support the new regulation and emphasize the need to emphasize the importance of the Londy medal. "It shouldn't be that a player can influence these coordination," Leseberg commented on previous practice. The Finance Committee is now being commissioned to develop a new version of the statutes, which should ensure more clarity in the upcoming award, as in the Stadt Rethem was announced.