MESSINA – New call for participatory democracy. Those interested in proposing an action in the interest of the city, by August 31, 2024, will be able to express only one preference, with a budget of approximately 110 thousand euros. The Call for Participatory Democracy for the year 2024 is being published on the online notice board and on the institutional website of the Municipality, aimed at involving citizens in the choice of actions of common interest. Therefore, the Municipality writes, inviting to present proposals “all citizens, who have reached the age of sixteen and are resident in the Municipality of Messina, associations, companies, public and private entities and in general collective representation bodies that have their legal and operational headquarters in the municipal territory”.
All this “with the exception of those who hold political positions in the national territory, in elective assemblies or in government bodies, in any autonomous body recognized by the Italian Constitution as well as the State and other local bodies; anyone who holds positions in the Board of Directors of companies, entities, consortia or foundations with public participation; those who hold positions in the management bodies of political parties, trade unions, trade associations, non-profit associations present in the national territory that are attributable to political entities or that carry out activities with political purposes and finally the employees of the Municipality.
It can be expressed for the use of the expected sums
All others can “express their preference for the use of the sums, referred to in art. 6 paragraph 1 of LR n. 5/2014. The 2% share of the sums transferred by the Sicilian Region for the year 2024 is equal to 110,705.02 euros. The subjects interested in proposing an action in the interest of the city, by 31 August 2024, can express only one preference by accessing the address, indicating the theme, the location, the street and the action that they intend to carry out.
Thematic areas
There are five thematic areas and they concern: 1) Social, Scholastic and Educational Activities; 2) Economic Development and Tourism; 3) Cultural, Sports and Recreational Activities; 4) Environment and Territory; 5) Green Areas. The proposals formulated by citizens will be ordered and represented in a document called “Document on Participation”, prepared at the end of the evaluation phase which will then be issued by the Municipal Board and will constitute part of the draft budget forecast to be submitted to the approval of the Municipal Council.
Councillor Massimiliano Minutoli (pictured), reiterating the importance of community participation in the implementation of interventions aimed at improving city areas, declared: “This year too we have adopted the online choice system to help those who are unable to go directly to the municipal offices to express their choice”.
And again: “I hope that the Districts will promote the call in order to give maximum dissemination on the territory with the aim of involving as much as possible the participation of citizens in the definition of the project choices. Choices that represent an important added value for the growth of the entire community in terms of well-being and quality of life”.
