Summary : -Political and non-political representation -Budget -Main Laws -The City of Pardubice -Main points of interest of Pardubice -International relations

1. Municipality of Pardubice – how it works
Tomáš Cabrnoch, External relations of the City of
Pardubice

2. Summary
Political and non-political representation
Budget
Main Laws
The City of Pardubice
Main points of interest of Pardubice
International relations
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3. Political representation of Pardubice
City Assembly
• 39 members elected in municipal elections
City Council
• 11 members (Mayor and his 4 deputies + 6
other members of City Assembly)
The main Political representation of the City
• mayor + 4 deputies
• only these elected officials have their
functions on full-time
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4. Political representation - Municipal Elections
Before 1990 there was era of communists – only one party to choose
from (communist party) – it was called democracy but it was more likely
autocracy (totalitarian political regime)
After revolution (1990) – system of election really and rapidly changed to
the democracy principle based on possibility to elect Your favourite party
4 year period (usually in October, last October 2014)
proportional system of elections
legal requirements for the first (constitutive) session of the assembly
• electing the mayor and his/her deputies
• electing the other members of the city council
• electing members of supervisory committee and financial
committee
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5. Political representation of Pardubice – City Assembly
City Assembly
The main legal body of the city which manages the city
Is elected in democratical elections and based on rate from the number of
all votes counted in elections (takes place once in four year period)
Every member gains his or her mandate by electing, they gain their duties
and obligations at the very first meeting of City Assembly
The number of members of the City Assembly in the Czech Republic has to
be odd and it is determined by the number of citizens of the city
Pardubice has more than 90 000 citizens and City Assembly has 39 members
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number of citizens number of members
500 5 to 15
500 - 3 000 7 to 15
3 000 - 10 000 11 to 25
10 000 - 50 000 15 to 35
50 000 - 150 000 25 to 45
more than 150 000 35 to 55

6. Political representation of Pardubice – City Assembly
Main obligations for the City Assembly
 convene a meeting of the Assembly at least once
every three months
 Assembly may adopt (approve resolutions or make
other decisions only by an absolute majority of all
members, i.e. 20 votes in Pardubice
 Assembly meeting must be open to the public
 convene a meeting of the City Assembly, if requested
by at least one third of all members or governor of
the region.
City Assembly powers
• issue bylaws, directives, regulations
• approve the city budget
• purchase or sell property
• establish municipal police
• establish public corporations
• etc.
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7. Political representation of Pardubice – City Assembly
Chart of the political power of the Assembly of the City
of Pardubice – 39 members totally
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8. Political representation of Pardubice – City Council
City Council
Executive body of the city, reports to City Assembly
According to the Czech Law it has 5-11 members (it has to be odd)
and it is elected by the City Assembly – Pardubice has 11 members in
the City Council (Mayor, His Deputies and aldermen)
 Usually made up of representatives of the coalition parties
Situation in Pardubice - coalition ANO 2011 + Social Democrats +
TOP 09 + Coalition for Pardubice (Mayor, 4 deputies + 6 members of
the Assembly)
City Council meetings take place twice a month (Monday), non
public meeting, there has to be more than half members
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9. Political representation of Pardubice – City Council
City Council competencies
Defined in the Act of Municipalities
Decides on the lease/rent of municipal real estates
 Decides on the number of municipal employees
 Issues municipality rules setting the competences and
responsibilities of municipal departments
 Performs the function of the General Meeting of the companies
owned by the municipality (e.g. public transport)
 Approves the business trips of employees etc.
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10. Political representation – full time politicians
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11. Non-political representation
 Chief Executive Officer
appointed by mayor
responsible for all municipal employees
 14 departments
Directors of departments appointed by the CEO and
City Council
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12. Budget
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CZK EUR
1. Normal income – tax 949 176 34 534
11 income Tax 489 754 17 819
12 VAT – transfers 253 572 9 226
13 taxes and charges from services and activities 75 850 2 760
15 property taxes - 100% to the City budget 130 000 4 730
2. Normal Income - non tax 421 343 15 330
21 incomes from the intern activities and levy surplus of organizations 190 286 6 923
22 received vindicatory payments and fines 10 000 364
23 incomes from the sales of non capital assets and other non tax incomes 205 556 7 479
24 received installment of rented assets 15 501 564
3. Capital Incomes 267 448 9 731
311 incomes from the sales of long run material assets 18 000 655
312 other capital incomes 249 448 9 076
321 incomes from the sale of shares 0 0
4. Received transfers 61 898 2 252
41 investment transfers 61 898 2 252
42 non investment transfers 0 0
Total Income 1 669 865 60 756
Funding 297 160 10 812
Total Resources and Budget of the city 1 997 025 72 659
Data in thousands, exchange rate 1EUR = 27,485 CZK (16.4.2015)

13. Budget of cities in the Czech Republic – tax allocation
The majority of taxes go directly to the shared budget of the state and after that is allocated to
the cities, but property tax is the tax which goes to the city budget directly in amount of 100%
Three development stages of allocation of taxes in the Czech Republic:
1.1993 – 1995 – Law 10/1993 Sb. and Law 331/1993 Sb.
income tax calculated as a proportion of all-district income (share of municipalities in 1995 was
55%), where a specific amount depended on the number of residents in the city to the number of
inhabitants in the district. The problem was, however, this system made disparities between rich
and poor districts and very strong competition between municipalities about permanent
residence of its entrepreneurs.
2.2001 – 2007 – there were changes – every city received incomes from the shared budget
(20,59 % financies for the cities and 68,99 for the state, the rest for Regions). The total amount
was redistributed to the cities according to the number of citizens.
3.2008 – present – Law 377/2007 Sb., which is valid from 1.1.2008
There is change of amount from the shared budget from 20,59% to 21,40 % for cities
Total tax revenues was about 154.4 billion CZK (5,6 billion EUR)
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14. Main reforms of public administration ("pa")
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 Establishment of the Czech Republic in 1993 (split of Czechoslovakia)
 The changes of "pa" started after 1989 (when the regime changed)
before 1989 the whole "pa" was under the control of state and communist
party (totalitarian regime – the state tried to control the citizens for the whole
time, everyone had be employed, unemployed people were fined)
 Executive power was centralized
 Administration was executed by National Committees (3 degrees of
organization - regional, district and city National Committy)
 The main goal of reform – to remove the difficulties in operation of "pa", to
improve it and to bring "pa" closer to citizens
 local authorities exercised under special laws, in addition to local government
as well as state administration tasks
 transfer of powers 73 district offices in 205 municipalities with extended
powers.
1990 – the establishment of municipalities, cancellation of National Committees
Law 367/1190 Sb. about municipalities (municipalities took over the
management of city National Committees)
Law 347/1997 Sb. – the establishment of regions (13 regions + Prague)

15. Main reforms of public administration ("pa")
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2000 – the first step was to establish regional authorities
Law 129/2000 Sb. about regional authority (organizational functions of regional
authorities, activities of them)
Law 130/2000 Sb. about elections to the regional authorities (elections to the
Assembly)
Law 128/2000 Sb. about the municipalities (cooperation municipalities –
regional authorities)
Law 131/2000 Sb. about the capital city Prague
Law of budget rules of municipalities 250/2000 Sb.
2002 – the main goal is development of decentralization processes
The cancelation of district authorities 31.12.2002 and transformation of all
activities to the regional authorities and to the municipalities with extended
activities (it is valid from 1.1.2003)
There are three main types of municipalities:
1.Municipality with extended activities (minimum 15 000 citizens, with its own
transport system, we have 194 and will be maybe 205)
2.Municipalities with its own delegated municipal authority (388)
3.Another municipalities (6244)

16. Main reforms of public administration ("pa")
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The main goal of reforms was to make process of decentralization, to transform
compenecies from the state to the local municipalities
Activities of municipalities:
general internal administration - issuing identity cards, passports
transport - issuing driving licenses, keeping the motor vehicle registry
trades - permitting free, bound and licensed trades
Social security - making decisions on providing aid for child maintenance,
payment of social benefits
Child protection - Power Child protection, arranging adoption and foster care
Environment and agriculture - special building authority in matters of issuing
building permits for the implementation of water projects; giving consent to the
buildings; flood protection
conservation - a financial contribution to the increased costs associated with the
preservation and restoration of cultural heritage
other activities

17. Pardubice – basic information
 Capital city of the Pardubice Region
 90.352 inhabitants (1.1.2015)
 Area: 82,655 km²
 Height above sea level: 237 m
 Unemployment: 5,00% (30.9.2014)
 History: more than 700 year old (1295)
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18. Transport
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• located on the main European railway corridor
• 20 km from the D11 motorway connecting Prague
with Poland
Railway
Road transport
• International airport
• 185 000 passengers per year
(2014)

19. Industry
 chemical industry
 electrotechnical industry
 auto industry
 Investor
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20. University of Pardubice
 Faculties:
• Faculty of Chemical Technology
• Faculty of Economics and Administration
• Jan Perner Transport Faculty
• Faculty of Arts and Philosophy
• Faculty of Restoration
• Faculty of Health Studies
• Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Informatics
 10 920 students
• more than 50-year tradition of chemical higher education
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21. Important cultural and sport events
Great Pardubice steeplechase, speedway Golden Helmet, International chess
competition Czech Open, ice hockey, City festival – spring and autumn

22. Gingerbread
 Symbol of the city
 Tradition since 16 century
 Gingerbread festival every May
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23. Points of interest
 Pernštýnské square
 picturesque streets
 dominant feature – the Green gate
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24. The castle of Pardubice
 Renesance building
 historical unique object – combination of water tower house and
renesance castle
 7 pernament expositions
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25. Kunětická castle and its surroundings
 dominant of the flat landscape near Pardubice
 from 14. century
 gingerbread kingdom near Kuneticka hora – museum of
gingerbread
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26. Sport - Horses
Horses - steeplechase
 More than 140 years tradition of horse races
 Velká pardubická steeplechase – the most difficult steeplechase
within the continent from 1874
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27. Sport
Ice hockey
 First match in 1913
 Champions of the Czech league: 1973, 1987, 1989, 2005,2010, 2012
 Best fanclub and visitors (ČEZ aréna Pardubice belongs to the top
10 visited arenas in Europe)
 Capacity: 10 194 people
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28. Sport
Basketbal
 More than 50 years tradition
 Mattoni NBL + europe matches
 The biggest attendance in Czech league
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29. Sport
Golden helmet
 Speedway races
 First race 1929
 The oldest speedway in the world
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30. Sport
Tenis
 Famous Pardubická juniorka – championship of the Czech Republic
 The oldest tournament in Europe
 Tradition from 19. century
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31. Sport
Another sporty events
 Winery half-marathon
 Czech Open – chees and board games
 Křivkův memorial - running
 Pardubická devítka - running
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32. Leasure time activities
 Pardubice inline
 golf
 cycling
 wellness
 Horse riding
 swimming
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33. Pardubice – 11 European Twinning Towns
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34. Bulgaria – Pernik (2008)
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35. Germany – Selb (1991)
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36. Italy – Rosignano di Marittimo (1965)
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37. The Netherlands – Doetinchem (1992)
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38. Poland – Belchatow (2011)
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39. Sweden – Skelleftea (1968)
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40. Turkey – Canakkale (2012)
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41. Great Britain– East Lothian (2005)
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42. Belgium – Waregem
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43. Portugal - Golega
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44. Spain – Jerez de la Frontera
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45. International cooperation
 EURO EQUUS
 The European Network of Horses Cities EURO EQUUS is a non-profit
association that was established in 2005 by four European cities:
 Waregem (Belgium)
 Pardubice (Czech Republic)
 Jerez de la Frontera (Spain)
 Golega (Portugal)
 International exhibition of horses (Day of Horses) – 13. 9. 2015

46. Cooperation with Twinning Towns
Activities
 Pardubice Winery Half-Marathon
 National Days at Synthesia Park racecourse (5 days/year)
 Days of Honey
 Velka pardubicka steeplechase
 exchanges of teachers, students, cultural or sports groups
 Euro Equus association
Numbers
 Approximately 10 visits of twinning towns in Pardubice during a year,
usually more cities at once
 Approximately 30 up to 35 foreign missions abroad/year
Economic impact
 Establishment of a plant of the Nedcon company (Doetinchem, The
Netherlands) in Pardubice
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47. Projects with Twinning Towns
Examples
 Logo East I and Logo East II (2006 – 2009)
 Trilateral project with Pernik (Bulgary) and Doetinchem (The
Netherlands) - installation of electronic front desk in Pernik and
strenghtening of the role of e-government in Pernik, VNG
 EUROEMPLEO (2011)
 Jerez de la Frontera (Spain) – analyzing job creation programs used
in participating cities, European Social Fund
 Tour of the Visegrad Group (2011)
 Belchatow (Poland), Považská Bystrica (Slovakia), Csongrad
(Hungary) – young people having tour to participating cities,
focusing on travel and tourism, Visegrad Fund
 Care for vulnerable children (2013)
 Pernik (Bulgary), Bánská Bystrica (Slovak Republic), program
Human Recources and Employment
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Other projects out of twinning town network.

48. Pardubice Half-Marathon
Initial situation
 More than 40 years long tradition
 originally road run between cities Pardubice and Chrudim
 since 2007 new organizor, new track in city centre of Pardubice
 Long running tradition with our twinning towns
 September 1990 – run from Rosignano Marittimo (Italy) to
Pardubice; total distance 1.300 km
 Half-Marathon - cooperation with City of Pardubice more than 10 years
 annually approximately 4 or 5 partner towns, total around 20 – 30
participants
 Relations with organizor on the highest and friendly level
 no starting fee
 each participant gets gift bag
 always mentioned in media
 Visits from our twinning towns always paid from city budget
 Steady annual increase in the number of participants
 2011, 2012 and 2013 – Championship of the Czech Republic in the
Half-Marathon for Men and Women
 several complementary sports and social events (wheelchair race,
inlines)
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49. Project applications in 2013
Youth on Horses
 program Youth in Action
 application on behalf of Euro Equus association
 grant: 12 148 EUR
 exchange of students – visiting places connected with horse
breeding
 creation of publication about equestrian tradition in member cities
 program Europe for Citizens
 grant: 122 961 EUR
 advertising Pardubice as a venue for major national events within
the Czech Republic (seminars with witnesses etc.)
 reconstruction of victims memorial
 conference for twinning towns
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Pardubice in the footsteps of Silver A

50. Contact
 Tomáš Cabrnoch
Office of the Mayor
External Relations Department
Pernštýnské náměstí 1
530 21 Pardubice
Czech Republic
Phone: +420 466 859 493
Cell: +420 603 558 941
E-mail: tomas.cabrnoch@mmp.cz
www.pardubice.eu
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