Sarajevo City Budget 16.5 Million KM

SARAJEVO, (Patria) - The City Council of Sarajevo, at its 34th session today, chaired by Igor Gavrić, President of the City Council, was officially informed by the Mandate-Immunity Committee about the termination of the mandate of city councilor Mira Jurić. Also, through information from the Mandate-Immunity Committee, the City Council was officially informed about the awarding of the mandate to city councilor Nazif Osmanović, who, by taking the solemn oath, assumed the duties and acquired the rights and obligations of a city councilor.

City councilors adopted the Amendments and Additions to the Work Program of the City Council of Sarajevo for 2019. Namely, following the implementation of the Work Program of the City Council of Sarajevo for 2019, the Collegium of the City Council of Sarajevo noticed the need to reprogram the work of the City Council until the end of the year, and requested the mayor to propose changes to the Program. The Collegium of the City Council reviewed the mayor's proposals and determined the Proposal for Amendments and Additions to the Work Program of the City Council of Sarajevo for 2019, which the City Council adopted.

After the public debate and the acceptance of new proposals from the working bodies of the City Council, i.e., the mayor, and other entities in accordance with the Rules of Procedure of the City Council, the Work Program of the City Council of Sarajevo for 2020 was adopted, which contains the topics that the City Council will consider in 2020, in accordance with the law and the Statute of the City of Sarajevo, and city regulations.

City councilors, in the continuation of the session, adopted the Budget of the City of Sarajevo for 2020 in the amount of 16,561,764.00 KM, as proposed and supplemented by the solutions from the accepted, i.e., adopted amendments. The Budget of the City of Sarajevo for 2020 plans to allocate 3,950,000.00 KM for capital grants, from which, among other things, the renovation of the Historic Building - Bistrik Railway Station Building in Sarajevo will be financed, the realization of other projects of cultural and historical significance for the city of Sarajevo will begin, such as the revitalization of Jajce Barracks, and the largest part of these funds is planned to be directed towards the construction of a hotel at Vidikovac.

City councilors also adopted the Decision on the Execution of the Budget of the City of Sarajevo for 2020. The City Council, in the continuation of the session, adopted the Program of International Cooperation for 2020.

Then, the Decision on giving consent to the Program for marking April 6 - Sarajevo City Day in 2020 was adopted. This year too, City Day will be marked by holding a Ceremonial Session of the City Council, laying flowers, holding numerous cultural and sports events, and many other events that highlight the significance of this date.

City councilors adopted the Decision on appointing the Organizational Committee for the preparation and implementation of the Program for marking Sarajevo City Day in 2020, so that this Committee can start its work simultaneously with the beginning of the implementation of the Program for marking Sarajevo City Day. Then, the Report on the use of current reserve funds, the Report on the state of public service in the City of Sarajevo were considered and adopted. The Report on cooperation and relations between the City of Sarajevo and national minorities was also adopted.

At today's session, city councilors considered the draft decisions on the adoption of regulatory plans "Brdo Hrasno" and "Zabrđe" with the draft decisions on their implementation, and, by conclusion, sent them for public debate for a period of 30 days.
Information on the activities of the Information Center on the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia Sarajevo in 2019, and Information on project activities and projects obtained from international financial institutions and lines were acknowledged.

At the session of the City Council of Sarajevo, certain councilor questions were raised and initiatives were launched.

At the end, the session had a ceremonial character, and the Mayor of Sarajevo Abdulah Skaka presented the President of the City Council, Dr. Igor Gavrić, with the Ceremonial Sash, while the President of the City Council, Dr. Igor Gavrić, presented the Mayor and city councilors with the Order of the City of Sarajevo, which, in accordance with the Decision on the Key to the City of Sarajevo, the Ceremonial Sash and the Order of the City of Sarajevo, are worn on special ceremonial occasions related to the representation of the City of Sarajevo.