Thursday, September 23 The Federation of Morbihan and the PS section Arradon called Edmond Herve, Senator Ille et Vilaine, to discuss the proposed local government reform. Approximately 180 people attended the panel discussion, in the beautiful room of The Skylight.
Pascal Barret, branch secretary of Arradon, presents the different stakeholders and defines the theme of the evening: a reform desired by the president, who addresses the responsibilities of local Land and mode of appointment of elected officials, whose ulterior motives accountants and politicians are not absent.
Dominique Mourier Mayor Arradon
then took the floor. The proposed reform arouses in him a series of questions, due to obvious lack of precision, particularly on the skills, methods of financing, the future of cross-financing ... He summarizes his thoughts into a single question: "This reform is necessary?"
Andrew Gall, general counsel of Vannes West presents obligations to a general counsel "basic". It lists the 29 commissions, committees, boards of directors ... which it participates, outside of course sessions of the General Council.
Gildas Dréan , Regional Adviser, sits on several boards including that of high schools (tenders, environmental quality, presence in four councils
establishment) of the Agricultural Policy (SAFER in particular), the of human solidarity and territorial (regional agency for health, prevention of addictive behaviors and suicide, housing quality social housing for young people and seasonal workers, with the conventions ANRU ...)
For both politicians, like their colleagues, the workload is considerable, in areas that affect the everyday citizen. How
territorial adviser under the reform, which will serve both the regional council and regional council, he will assume in satisfactory condition?
Edmond Herve comes next.
Pascal Barret, branch secretary of Arradon, presents the different stakeholders and defines the theme of the evening: a reform desired by the president, who addresses the responsibilities of local Land and mode of appointment of elected officials, whose ulterior motives accountants and politicians are not absent. Dominique Mourier Mayor Arradon
then took the floor. The proposed reform arouses in him a series of questions, due to obvious lack of precision, particularly on the skills, methods of financing, the future of cross-financing ... He summarizes his thoughts into a single question: "This reform is necessary?" 
Andrew Gall, general counsel of Vannes West presents obligations to a general counsel "basic". It lists the 29 commissions, committees, boards of directors ... which it participates, outside of course sessions of the General Council. Gildas Dréan , Regional Adviser, sits on several boards including that of high schools (tenders, environmental quality, presence in four councils
establishment) of the Agricultural Policy (SAFER in particular), the of human solidarity and territorial (regional agency for health, prevention of addictive behaviors and suicide, housing quality social housing for young people and seasonal workers, with the conventions ANRU ...) For both politicians, like their colleagues, the workload is considerable, in areas that affect the everyday citizen. How
territorial adviser under the reform, which will serve both the regional council and regional council, he will assume in satisfactory condition?
Edmond Herve comes next.
Why this reform, sought by the president as one of the most important of his five-year ? The motivations are evident in the speech of Toulon (September 2007) and Saint Dizier (October 2008), and in a televised debate in February 2009. For Nicolas Sarkozy are about reducing payroll tax on businesses and to reduce public spending by reducing spending by local governments, reduce the number of levels of the famous "layer cake" and thus to act on an alleged "unreadable" because of which "We do knows who's who!". populist themes are developed: too many elected officials too territorial, mismanagement, dusting and cronyism, rampant increases in local taxes etc. ...
Edmond Herve takes each point of the argument. -The illegibility of Yarrow: the state is the first to call on local authorities to fund services often regal: policing, security, external relations, schools etc. ... Decentralized services of the state are disappearing, such as DDE. Their activities are transferred to local (Example of building permits).
-Expenditures: To reduce the expenditure growth, often connected with the transfer of unfunded burdens, reform plans to tighten the tourniquet financially. The reform of business tax, replaced by territorial economic contribution, results in a shortfall of 12 to 13 billion euros in 2010 and 4 to 6 billion in cruising. Of state grants must be paid, that will remove the community a bit more freedom and choice of management.
-division announced the number to be elected by two she 
effective? Morbihan has 43 territorial advisors instead of 42 advisors general, the regional council of Brittany 190 members instead of 83!
The advisors, who will serve in both Assemblies, are elected on a territory, a township new formula (The electoral map is redrawn) by a majority vote in two rounds (like the current members) with a bar to go to second round 12, 5% of registered voters, which is very high.
effective? Morbihan has 43 territorial advisors instead of 42 advisors general, the regional council of Brittany 190 members instead of 83! The advisors, who will serve in both Assemblies, are elected on a territory, a township new formula (The electoral map is redrawn) by a majority vote in two rounds (like the current members) with a bar to go to second round 12, 5% of registered voters, which is very high.
With such a system the gender balance will be very difficult to implement, unlike the current voting list proportional representation.
mode of election should be a law. It is no longer the case. The problem is set by a simple amendment.
mode of election should be a law. It is no longer the case. The problem is set by a simple amendment.
-Skills: No specific law defines them. Municipalities should retain the general jurisdiction clause, they have since 1884, and of course apply to this level.
departments and regions would lose the general jurisdiction clause. For these levels, it is intended "blocks of exclusive competences", the word exclusive is important. If for some reason or another does not assume a level one skill block, another step may be exercised at his place! There will be blocked at the expense of the citizens concerned.
This seems so unworkable that exceptions were made for culture, sport, tourism, decentralized cooperation. All this gives a strong impression of improvisation ...
The reform was passed by the Senate, with amendments (by a small majority, only 166 votes against 160!) The National Assembly restores the original text intended by N. Sarkozy and vote at second reading on 28 September. She has the last word is the rule.
Edmond Herve concludes: The President of the Republic wants to move quickly to reform as for others. It should be immediate 2014. It establishes a halt decentralization , is actually a cons-reform, true re-centralization. The fact that the left "government" 21 out of 22 regions in mainland France, it has a majority in number of departments and cities, is certainly no stranger to its implementation ...
Not only does this reform is not necessary, it is harmful . The PS
undertakes, if the left wins in 2012, to remove, and further decentralization, a real decentralization process of modernization of the state to do what he must do, because it can everything.
The evening ends with a series of questions and answers, which can clarify this or that particular aspect that this broad issue.
