Administration through change: challenges in Wiener Neustadt and the surrounding area

Administration through change: challenges in Wiener Neustadt and the surrounding area

In Wiener Neustadt and the surrounding area, the heads of administration ask themselves decisive questions about the future organization and the challenges of their communities. Meinverzirk recently conducted interviews with the magistrate directors of Wiener Neustadt, Katzelsdorf and Lanzenkirchen in order to illuminate their tasks and the stress due to increasing requirements. Magistrate director Markus Biffl from Wiener Neustadt outlined the comprehensive tasks that range from the management of the city administration to coordination with other authorities. The urgent topics such as demographic change and digitization were addressed, which influence the financial planning and personnel requirements of the communities. For example, 1,200 employees in the city administration and their subsidiaries have to become increasingly flexible in processing the increasing requirements.

challenges of the administration

In Katzelsdorf, the head of office Susanne Prevedel sees great challenges in financial planning, while Bernhard Jeitler-Haindl from Lanzenkirchen gives developments in digitization and social infrastructure as important factors for the community. The administration is faced with rising costs, which makes the need for investments even more urgent. "We have about 48 employees in Katzelsdorf who take care of the concerns of the citizens," said Prevedel, trying intensively for the division of tasks between the employees and the mayor.

In addition, the official website of the city of Vienna describes that the local council is not only responsible for the administration of the city, but also takes on the functions of the country. "The municipal council of the city of Vienna is also a state parliament for Vienna", it is explained in the legal provisions of what the link between the city administration and the political landscape of Vienna illustrates, as the city constitution defines. This double role shows the high dossier pressure on those responsible, who have to make important decisions both locally and nationwide. The distribution of competencies and the implementation of laws are the urban committees of considerable challenges that need to be mastered in order to meet the needs of the Viennese population.

The heads of administration are therefore not only as leaders at the local level, but also as important actors in a complex political system that places the highest demands on efficiency and proximity. The future of administrative tasks in Wiener Neustadt and the surrounding area remains exciting, characterized by a variety of challenges.