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Speed limit advocacy group, BfS, urges the abolition of "Tempo 30" speed restrictions

City group, BfS, voices concern over excessive usage of outside consultants by Solingen city. Martin Bender, BfS spokesperson, asserts, 'The reckless reliance on external expert opinions in city governance needs to cease.' He contends that regular tasks are unnecessarily outsourced for external...

Political party BfS advocates for the termination of the "Tempo 30" initiative
Political party BfS advocates for the termination of the "Tempo 30" initiative

Speed limit advocacy group, BfS, urges the abolition of "Tempo 30" speed restrictions

The Citizens' Initiative for Solingen e.V. (BfS) has raised concerns over the city administration's excessive use of external experts and external assessments, claiming it to be a waste of taxpayers' money.

Martin Bender, spokesperson for the BfS, has been vocal about the issue, stating that simple questions that could be resolved with the existing expertise within the administration are being outsourced to expensive external experts. He has coined the term 'expertitis' to describe this practice.

The BfS believes that the city administration possesses extensive specialist knowledge and experience, and therefore, it is unnecessary to commission external experts for self-evident tasks. This approach, according to the BfS, not only ties up unnecessary financial resources but also undermines the citizens' trust in the administration's capabilities.

Jan Michael Lange, another spokesperson for the BfS, has called for the tapping of the specialist knowledge and experience of the city's female and male employees. He believes that the city administration should rely more on its internal resources.

In response to the BfS's criticisms, the city administration is expected to publicly account for the commissioned assessments and their associated costs. The BfS intends to monitor the issue closely in the coming weeks.

The BfS perceives the practice of commissioning external assessments for self-evident tasks as a waste of taxpayers' money. They argue that the city administration should handle taxpayers' money responsibly and make better use of its resources.

Search results do not provide specific information about the external experts employed by the city administration of Solingen nor about the tasks that have been handled by the city administration's own employees. However, the BfS's stance is clear: they are urging the city of Solingen to limit the commissioning of assessments and to make better use of its internal resources.

As the issue unfolds, the citizens of Solingen will be watching closely to see how the city administration responds to the BfS's demands.

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