The municipal council has to make many decisions that have a significant impact on life in Rastatt. There are decision-making committees in order to be able to discuss proposals and administrative proposals in depth and to relieve the burden on the municipal council. These consult in advance of a municipal council meeting, but can also make decisions independently under certain circumstances.
Each committee consists of 12 city councillors and the Lord Mayor as chairperson. The guidelines for this are set out in the municipal code of the state of Baden-Württemberg.
The political groups in the Rastatt municipal council have the right to delegate expert residents to the committees. Each committee has seven expert residents. They have the right to speak at meetings, but are not allowed to vote.
There are six committees in Rastatt
Administrative, Economic and Financial Committee
The Administrative, Economic and Financial Committee is responsible for general administrative matters, personnel matters and financial and property matters within the defined value limits.
Members: Thorsten Ackermann (CDU), Daniela Schneider (CDU), Stefan Felsner (CDU), Alois Degler (AfD), Torsten Stüber-Bertrand (AfD), Joachim Fischer (SPD), Sybille Kirchner (SPD), Herbert Köllner (FW), Pascal Uhrig (FW), Simone Walker (FuR), Gülsün Akcakoca (Grüne), Michael Weber (FDP)
Planning and Building Committee
The Planning and Construction Committee is responsible for technical administration matters. Among other things, it decides on the awarding of municipal construction investment projects in building construction and civil engineering or the green spaces customer area within the specified value limits.
Members: Mathias Köppel (CDU), Jürgen Wahl (CDU), Heiko Ullrich (CDU), Dr. Volker Kek (AfD), Manfred Fleig (AfD), Michael Weck (SPD), Harald Ballerstaedt (SPD), Dieter Scharer (FW), Markus Reuter (FW), Daniel Götz (FuR), Roland Walter (Grüne), Michael Weber (FDP)
Committee for Youth, Social Affairs, Culture and Sport
The Committee for Youth, Social Affairs, Culture and Sport is responsible for the city's social and cultural affairs. For example, it advises on matters relating to the city's cultural and sports facilities. It is also responsible for fundamental issues and developments in social work and the promotion of children and young people.
Members: Frank Hildenbrand (CDU), Horst Jochim (CDU), Thomas Fritz (CDU), Philipp Helber (AfD), Mark Stuff (AfD), Nicole Maier-Rechenbach (SPD), Sybille Kirchner (SPD), Manuel Schaaf (FW), Frederik von Stuckrad (FW), Peter Dinger (FuR), Monika Pietzsch (Grüne), Jonathan Kratzer (FDP)
Reallocation committee
The reallocation committee is responsible for carrying out reallocations of building land.
Members: Jürgen Wahl (CDU), Thorsten Ackermann (CDU), Stefan Felsner (CDU), Torsten Stüber-Bertrand (AfD), Marc Waldner (AfD), Jonas Weber (SPD), Roy Zilius (SPD), Manuel Schaaf (FW), Dieter Scharer (FW), Peter Dinger (FuR), Julia Uretschläger (Grüne), Jonathan Kratzer (FDP)
Joint committee of the Rastatt administrative community
The joint committee of the Rastatt administrative community decides on the preparatory urban land-use planning and the tasks of the road construction authority for the municipal roads for the municipalities of Iffezheim, Muggensturm, Ötigheim and Steinmauern.
Members: Jürgen Wahl (CDU), Philipp Helber (AfD), Roy Zilius (SPD)
Staff unit for municipal bodies and municipal constitution
Ramona Senser
Stabsstellenleiterin