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EUPLETT
12th March 2014
Municipality of Køge
Eric van Leenen
International Coordinator
Denmark
43.000 km2
5,6 million inhabitants
Structural reform 2007
5 regions
98 municipalities
Køge is in Region Zealand
Køge is about 40 km. south
of Copenhagen
Køge town
The municipality of Køge
The municipality of Køge
- Area 256 km2
- About 57.000 inhabitants
- About 9% are immigrants or their descendants
(5.200/122 different countries)
- About 5.300 employees working for the municipality
About Køge
- Køge became a borough in 1288 - and is with a
picturesque downtown and the largest square
outside the capital, one of the best preserved
cities from the Middle Ages in the country.
Køge Town Hall
Køge Town Hall was built in
1552
King Christian III granted
permission to build the town
hall
The town hall has been used
for many different purposes
Køge City Arms
The city arms have 4 main motives
Køge bridge, a king’s crown, a cross and
god’s protective hand
The oldest preserved print is from 1329
The implementation of Køge design line in
2004, resulted in the new city arms
The old city arms are only used on special
occasions
The town council of Køge
- The council is the assembly of elected politicians
with the overall responsibility of the municipality
- The council must have at least 9 and no more
than 31 members and it must be an odd number
- Køge town council has 27 members representing
7 different parties.
- Køge Town council has 8 committees
The Mayor
Flemming Christensen
The Conservative Peoples Party
Flemming Christensen became mayor
on 1st January 2014
The role of the mayor
- The mayor is elected from among the town council
members
- Leads political negotiations, including council meetings
held every month and the meetings in the economical
committee - twice a month
- Head of the administration and it is the mayor’s
responsibility to ensure that administrative standards
are respected
- Represents the municipality of Køge and conducts
wedding ceremonies – about 110 civil marriage
ceremonies every year
Political structure – council
- Køge Council 27 members
- Economical Committee 7 members
- Business and Labour Market Committee 7 members
- Childrens Committee 7 members
- School Committee 7 members
- Culture and Sports Committee 7 members
- Social and Health Committee 7 members
- Technical and Environmental Committee 7 members
- Property and Operation Committee 9 members
Elections
Elections to the council take place every
four years – on the third Tuesday in November
Every resident in the municipality over the age of 18
can vote. Those who do not have Danish citizenship
must have lived in Denmark for 3 years before being
able to vote
Køge - Administrative structure
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Director of the municipality
Child and Youth Department
Joint and Cultural Department
Labour Market and Citizen Service Department
Social and Health Department
Technical and Environmental Department
Green String Corridor
The Femern Belt Link
Will be ready in 2020
The new railway with a new station in
Køge North
Will be ready in 2018
Super-hospital in Køge
4000 jobs
Will be ready in 2020
Køge Kyst - City development
Will be in progress for the next 20 years
Institutions in Campus Køge …
(only leavers - 10th grade)
Køge – other projects
- Cultural House
- Køge Park
- Køge Marina