Meeting of the leadership of the City of Sarajevo with the newly appointed head of the OSCE mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Ambassador Briana Aggeler

The Mayor of the City of Sarajevo, Benjamin Karić, and the Chairman of the City Council, Jasmin Ademović, met today in the City Hall with the delegation of the OSCE Mission led by the newly appointed head of the OSCE Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ambassador Brian Aggeler.

They congratulated the new ambassador on assuming his mandate and wished him success in his work, and expressed their expectation that the City of Sarajevo will continue the successful cooperation with the OSCE Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina in the future. They also recalled the last example of cooperation during the adoption the Draft Code of Ethics for elected and appointed Sarajevo officials, which is currently in the stage of public discussion.

The guests from the OSCE were presented with the projects of the City of Sarajevo, and the importance of improving the transparency of the work of the City Council was particularly emphasized. They were informed that, after a long time, the sessions of the City Council are broadcast live, as well as the fact that all acts related to the work of the City Council and working bodies are publicly available on the official website of the City Council. The communication and coordination of the City of Sarajevo with the local self-government units in Bosnia and Herzegovina, but also with the cities of Europe and the world, within the framework of international cooperation, has been improved. Ambassador Aggeler is also familiar with the need of the City of Sarajevo for support in adopting regulatory plans to enhance the transparency of the entire procedure.

Chairman Ademović informed the guests about the concept and actions of the “Troika” at the city and cantonal level, which resulted in even more excellent support from citizens in the just-held elections, and the vision to spread this concept to other cantons, to the federal and state levels of government.

In accordance with the discussions on the results of the General Elections, Chairman Ademović expressed dissatisfaction with the imposed decisions of High Representative Christian Schmidt in terms of amendments to the Election Law of Bosnia and Herzegovina and modifications to the Constitution of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. He expressed his assessment that this method, to impose changes to the election procedure on election night, is an unprecedented attempt to retroactively apply the law because the elections are announced according to one legislation, and the results are implemented according to another, which does not correspond to democratic practice and the principles of the rule of law. At the same time, he criticized the essence of the imposed changes, pointing out that they only deepen and promote the existing ethnic divisions in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina while they are approved in the RS entity. He emphasized that such solutions could only further slow down Bosnia and Herzegovina on the way to mandatory Euro-Atlantic integration, especially since they were brought under pressure and open interference of the neighboring country in internal political relations in BiH. In the end, the chairman of the City Council, Jasmin Ademović, expressed the hope that such changes will be challenged before the relevant courts or that the decisions will be revoked by the high representative.

The meeting was attended by a delegation consisting of Ms. Samra Ramić, Acting Head of the Office in Sarajevo, Mr. Mathieu Lemoine, Head of the Office for Policy Planning of the OSCE Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Ivan Lupis, Head of the Office for the Human Dimension.

 

Chairman of the City Council, Jasmin Ademović, paid tribute and laid flowers on the occasion of the 19th anniversary of the death of the first president of the RBiH Presidency, Alija Izetbegović.

The 19th anniversary of the death of Alija Izetbegović, the first president of the Presidency of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, was marked today at the Kovača Martyr’s Cemetery in Sarajevo by laying flowers and reciting the Fatiha.

On behalf of the City of Sarajevo, the chairman of the City Council, Jasmin Ademović, laid flowers and paid his respects.

Flowers were also laid by numerous delegations from all levels of government in BiH, representatives of the diplomatic corps, veterans’ associations, and others.

Today, the citizens of Sarajevo and the state of Bosnia and Herzegovina remember, pay respect and express gratitude to the first president of the RBiH Presidency, Alija Izetbegović.

Alija Izetbegović was born on August 8, 1925 in Bosanski Šamac, and died on October 19, 2003 in Sarajevo. He was buried at the Kovača Martyr’s Cemetery.

 

The 30th anniversary of the murder of six citizens of Sarajevo, three of them children, in Tahtali sokak was marked

 

In the organization of the Association of Parents of the Children Killed in Besieged Sarajevo 1992-1995, family members of the victims, friends, neighbors, students of “Silvije Strahimir Kranjčević” Elementary School, students of the Trade, Dental and Medical Secondary Schools, representatives of the Municipality of Centar and the Association of Parents of the Children Killed in Besieged Sarajevo 1992-1995, by laying flowers in front of the memorial plaque, and by reciting the Fatiha and a minute of silence, they paid tribute to innocently killed fellow citizens during the siege of Sarajevo 1992-1995, in Tahtali street number 10.

 

On behalf of the City of Sarajevo, the deputy chairman of the City Council, dr Dragan Stevanović, laid flowers and paid tributes to the victims.

At that place, as a result of the explosive effect of a grenade fired from the aggressor’s position, six citizens of Sarajevo were killed, three of them children, and three people were wounded.

 

 

On that tragic day, four-year-old Anela Isanović, five-year-old Belma Ahmetović, and nine-year-old Dževad Dautbašić and three other adult members of one family were killed: Franjica Bartolec, her daughter Azra Vapetić and son-in-law Miroslav Vapetić.

 

 

At the 19th session of the City Council, on the proposal of the Chairman of the City Council Jasmin Ademović and deputy Mirela Džehverović and others, Dragan Stevanović’s conclusions related to the systemic solution of watercourse management under the jurisdiction of the City of Sarajevo

Today, the 19th session of the City Council of the City of Sarajevo was held in the City Hall, chaired by Jasmin Ademović, the Chairman of the City Council.

The work of the session according to the adopted agenda began when, on the proposal of the city councilor Toni Vukadin and the occasion of certain public statements made by the President of the Republic of Croatia, Zoran Milanović, regarding Bosnia and Herzegovina, the City Council of the City of Sarajevo considered the Declaration on condemned the attitudes of Zoran Milanović towards Bosnia and Herzegovina, which he considers “disproportionate and harmful to the relations of two friendly countries.” After a discussion in which city councilor Adi Škaljić made specific comments on the proposed text of the Declaration, city councilor Toni Vukadin, as an authorized proposer, suggested that the debate on the proposed action be postponed to shape the Declaration to have it supported by consensus by all city councilors. The City Council adopted the presented proposal on deferring the discussion.

In the continuation of the session, the Decision on the conditions and method of awarding the “April 6 Award of the City of Sarajevo” was discussed and adopted. Namely, after the practical difficulties that the Committee for awarding the “April 6 Award of the City of Sarajevo” encountered in the process of applying the Decision on the conditions and method of awarding the “April 6 Award of the City of Sarajevo” (“Official Gazette of the Canton of Sarajevo,” number 28/19), specific solutions and the need to make a new decision were proposed. After a public discussion, the City Council of the City of Sarajevo adopted the Decision on the conditions and method of awarding the “April 6 Award of the City of Sarajevo” as proposed and changed in accordance with the accepted amendments by Mayor and the Selection and Appointment Commission. In accordance with the adopted Decision, i.e., adopted amendments of the Committee for Selection and Appointments, it was decided that, among other things, a maximum of two Awards can be awarded in one year, regardless of the field and regardless of whether it is an individual or collective Award.

The city councilors adopted the Decision to consent to the Program of Activities for the Day of Commemoration of the Victims of Genocide in Srebrenica for the year 2023.

By adopting the Decision to give consent for the participation of the City of Sarajevo in the European Capital of Democracy program, the City of Sarajevo expresses its readiness to make its immeasurable contribution to the development of democracy in Sarajevo, Bosnia, and Herzegovina, and through cooperation with other European cities and in Europe.

The City Council adopted the Decision to give consent to the Mayor of the City of Sarajevo to sign a Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Rome, the Republic of Italy, and the City of Sarajevo, Bosnia, and Herzegovina, which contains a detailed description of the activities that the two capital cities will undertake and represents an opportunity to create numerous innovative areas of cooperation between the City of Rome and the City of Sarajevo.

At the initiative of the Chairman of the City Council Jasmin Ademović, from the last session, a conclusion was adopted that resulted in today’s adoption of the Decision to join the project of renovation and adaptation of the DPO building. The concluded Agreement on the transfer of ownership rights and possession of the DPO building without compensation to the City of Sarajevo, i.e., the registration of the ownership rights of the City of Sarajevo over the DPO building, created the conditions for the justified investment of financial resources in the renovation of the DPO building, which has not been renovated. With the realization of this project, the City of Sarajevo will get its representative building – the Administrative Building of the City of Sarajevo.

In the continuation the session, the Decision on annulment of the Decision on the lease of business premises in Dejzina Bikića street number 4, entrance three was adopted of.

The City Council adopted the Decision on Amendments to the Decision on the Organization and Scope of Administrative Bodies of the City of Sarajevo by which, in place of the current City Service for Information Center Affairs, the establishment of an administrative organization – Information Center Sarajevo, as part of a single executive body.

The city councilors considered and adopted the Report on the execution of the Budget of the City of Sarajevo for the period 01.01.-30.06.2022. years.

Then the drafts of the Decision on commemorating the Day of Remembrance for the Victims of Crimes against Humanity in Prijedor and its surroundings, the Decision on the adoption of the City of Sarajevo Plan for the prevention and reduction of food waste and food losses in 2023-2026 were discussed. Years and the Code of Ethics of the elected and appointed officials of the City of Sarajevo and referred to the public discussion by the conclusion.

The session was attended by Samra Ramić in front of the OSCE Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina, which, among other things, advocates the adoption and application of ethical codes of elected officials at all levels of government.

Information on the implementation of the Youth Action Plan was received.

Information on the semi-annual work and operations of the Public Enterprise for the Management, Protection, and Maintenance of the City of Sarajevo’s facilities and performing communal and other activities of public interest of the City of Sarajevo “Sarajevo” limited liability company, JP “Olimipijski brazen Otoka” d.o.o. Sarajevo and Public Institutions “City Museums.”

The City Council also received Information on the status of the registration of ownership rights of the City of Sarajevo regarding the real estate – the object of the Administrative Building of the DPO, which the public is already aware of.

City councilors and the public were informed about the justification for investing budget funds in the organization of a public New Year’s celebration. Analysis of the Sarajevo Economic Institute explained by prof. Ph.D. Maja Arslanagić Kalajdžić confirmed the justification of investing budget money in this event and gave a projection of the justified amount of investment for the public New Year’s celebration in 2023, as well as the following years.

At the end of the session, several counselor questions and initiatives were addressed.

On the initiative of the Chairman of the City Council Jasmin Ademović and deputy chairman Mirela Džehverović and others. Dragan Stevanović, the City Council supported the conclusions related to the systemic management of watercourses under the jurisdiction of the City of Sarajevo, which initiates the execution of preliminary actions prescribed by law, which are the basis for the adoption of a new city regulation on the management of watercourses under the jurisdiction of the City of Sarajevo.

The initiatives of the deputy chairman of the City Council, Dr. Dragan Stevanović, initiated a better presentation of the historical sights of Sarajevo, especially the sites and artifacts of the Butmir culture and those from the Roman period. The fact is that Sarajevo is not recognizable as a location with a continuity of organized human communities for thousands of years.

In addition, the installation of appropriate billboards has been initiated, which will direct citizens and tourists to the national monuments of Bosnia and Herzegovina from all later periods, which bear witness to the various influences on the fabric of Sarajevo.

The Chairman of the City Council, Jasmin Ademović, also sent a council question to the Mayor, which refers to the search for a solution in a situation where the City of Sarajevo is unable to adopt regulatory plans and in connection with the conclusion of the Assembly of the Canton of Sarajevo on the application of the results of the study on the protection of ventilation corridors by which they commit plan makers to apply measures for the protection of ventilation corridors from the analysis above when making plans. It follows that such a conclusion is above the Law on Spatial Planning of the Canton of Sarajevo, that is, the Spatial Plan of the Canton of Sarajevo 2003-2023. and planning and normative solutions from the Urban Plan for the urban area of Sarajevo (Stari Grad, Centar, Novo Sarajevo, Novi Grad, Ilidža, and Vogošća) until 2015, and it should not be.

City Councilor Enisa Spahić laid flowers and paid tribute to the murdered citizens in the Boljakov Potok settlement

 

On this day, 30 years ago, at the cemetery in Boljakov Potok, near the “Umihana Čuvidina” elementary school, nine of our fellow citizens were killed and 20 more seriously and lightly wounded by a shell fired from the aggressor’s positions.

 

On this occasion, city councilor Enisa Spahić, on behalf of the City of Sarajevo, laid flowers and paid tribute to the people of Sarajevo who lost their lives on September 28, 1992, while praying for the funeral of fellow citizen Fatima Jusić.

 

On that tragic day, Asim Cvrk, Meho Čakarić, Alija Čaušević, Imšir Kerla, Mustafa Karajčić, Ibrahim Šehović, Ramo Veljan, and two unidentified men were killed.

The families of the victims, delegations from the Canton of Sarajevo and the Municipality of Novi Grad, and representatives of the Union of Civilian War Victims of the Sarajevo Canton, the Association of Civilian War Victims Svjetlost and the local community also laid flowers today at the place of suffering.

Chairman of the City Council Jasmin Ademović gave a welcome speech at the Ceremonial opening of the renovated amphitheater of Franciscan theology in Sarajevo

Franciscan Theology in Sarajevo, one of the oldest educational institutions in Bosnia and Herzegovina, opened its doors today to numerous dignitaries, including representatives of the cantonal, city, and municipal authorities in Sarajevo, to mark a significant event together.

Thanks to donors from Switzerland and the help of the Government of the Canton of Sarajevo and the City of Sarajevo, the amphitheater in the building that came out of the war wholly devastated was restored after many years.

Professor and economist at Franciscan Theology, Friar Emanuel Josić, on behalf of the host, thanked the ministers in the Sarajevo Canton Government, Samir Avdić and Enver Hadžiahmetović who, after a number of years, directed the Government to recognize the importance of the renovation project and allocate significant funds for the completion of this project. But also to help repair the building’s roof, which had been leaking for years. He thanked dr Samir Bejić for his initiative and persistence to convey the need and connect Franciscan theology, the Government of Sarajevo Canton, and the City of Sarajevo on this project.

He also thanked the City of Sarajevo, headed by Mayor Benjamina Karić, and the Chairman of the City Council, who, among others, addressed the gathering.

The Chairman of the City Council, Jasmin Ademović, expressed his pride that he was among the individuals who, each in his way, contributed to the restoration of the amphitheater – a place of exchange of knowledge, experiences, and socializing that will indeed serve many generations of students well.

He emphasized the importance of Franciscan theology and “the importance but also the pride of the Franciscan Province Bosnia Srebrena and our Bosnian Franciscans, the indispensable connective tissue of Bosnia and Herzegovina, its guardians but also guardians of all people and citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina.”

He particularly pointed out the involvement of the city and municipal councilor, Dr Samir Bejić emphasizing that without his initiative and activity, this kind of support from government representatives for this project would not have been realized. “Samir regularly reminds us that there is good in people,” stressed Chairman Ademović.

He thanked Mayor Karić, who accepted and carried out this initiative of the City Council without hesitation.

Finally, he emphasized the commitment of the City of Sarajevo to continue and improve cooperation with Franciscan theology and the Bosnian Franciscans.

THE CITY OF SARAJEVO ANNOUNCED NEW YEAR’S EVE WITH THE PERFORMANCE OF THE “DUBIOZA COLLECTIVE” GROUP – DEPUTY PRESIDENT MIRELA DŽEHVEROVIĆ INVITED THE CITIZENS AND GUESTS TO THE CITY OF SARAJEVO

At the press conference, which was held today in the City Hall, the concert of the band “Dubioza kolektiv” was announced, with which the citizens and guests of Sarajevo will welcome the New Year 2023.

 

The representatives of the institutions participating in the organization of the event: Prime Minister of the Sarajevo Canton Government Edin Forto, Mayor Benjamina Karić, Deputy Chairman of the City Council Mirela Džehverović, Director of the Sarajevo Canton Tourist board Kenan Magoda and Maja Arslanagić-Kalajdžić, professor at the Faculty of Economics in Sarajevo all addressed the present representatives of the public information media.

             

With an invitation to fellow citizens and guests to join the public celebration of the New Year in Sarajevo, the deputy chairman of the City Council, Mirela Džehverović, emphasized the commitment of the City of Sarajevo to return the public celebration of the New Year to the streets of Sarajevo after the pandemic, which took its toll on every aspect of society and reminded of the multiple benefits of the organization of this event: economic, cultural and social.

 

She added the efforts of the City of Sarajevo to always offer the best and thereby position Sarajevo as a cultural center not only of the Western Balkans but also beyond. She wished the guests to bring back good stories and memories from Sarajevo.

                               

She introduced the performers with the words: “The Dubioza kolektiv is an example of a work ethic that is worthy of respect and proof that our creative industry can find its place on the contemporary international stage if it acts bravely, decisively, persistently, freely and inspiringly.”

 

She ended her speech by inviting her fellow citizens and guests to spend the “craziest night” in Sarajevo, adding: “The New Year is a new beginning, and there’s no better way to start it than with our domestic brand that is recognized all over the world – “Dubioza kolektiv.”

ADMINISTRATIVE BUILDING OF SPO OFFICIALLY REGISTERED AS PROPERTY OF THE CITY OF SARAJEVO 1/1

The process which was started and submitted at the first session of the City Council of the City of Sarajevo in the current mandate, held in May 2021, by the initiative of the Chairman of the City Council Jasmin Ademović and his deputies Mirela Džehverović and Dragan Stevanović was completed with the registration of the ownership rights of the City of Sarajevo over the SPO building.

The City Council relied on the exclusive legal and statutory jurisdiction to manage and dispose of the property of the City of Sarajevo and to take care of it with the attention as a good host, in the best interest of the City, and decided to define the property and place the entire administration of the City of Sarajevo in its own building.

In the process of formalizing ownership, the City of Sarajevo’s Attorney’s Office and the Mayor of the City of Sarajevo, the Institute for Construction of the Canton of Sarajevo, as well as the Government and the Assembly of the Canton of Sarajevo, gave their total contribution, without whose support and decisions the process could not have been completed.

This created the conditions for the final accommodation of the entire administration of the City of Sarajevo in one location in its building, but also for regulating relations with the authorities of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, who also use part of the building and which they have used for years together with the rules of the City of Sarajevo.

 

It should be recalled that the reason for this initiative and all the activities that followed was that most of the administration of the City of Sarajevo, after the expiration of the mandate of the City Council and the mayor from the previous convocation, was moved to another dilapidated building in the shortest possible time and that thus freed space in the SPO building, under suspicious circumstances, was given to the authorities of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, which was definitely against the interests of the City of Sarajevo.

 

At the last City Council session, again on the initiative of the City Council Chairman, Jasmin Ademović, the City Council also adopted the conclusion to proceed with the complete reconstruction of this building, which should now bear the name – “Administrative Building of the City of Sarajevo.”

Therefore, the City Council, together with other bodies of the City of Sarajevo, managed to acquire, or return, property – a representative property in a central city location of 2113m2, worth several tens of millions of convertible marks, in just over a year, to the City of Sarajevo and its citizens.

 

As soon as the City of Sarajevo takes over the management of the building, the competent service will order the installation of national flags as required by the Law on the Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The legitimate and host attitude towards the property of the City and the flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina is the fundamental commitment of the leadership of the City Council of the City of Sarajevo.

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The City Council accepted the transfer of ownership and possession of the SPO (Socio-political organization) building and became the owner, possessor, and manager

At the 18th session of the City Council of the City of Sarajevo, which was presided over by Jasmin Ademović, the chairman of the City Council, the city councilors honored the murdered victims of genocide and war crimes in Srebrenica and Prijedor by reciting Fatiha and observing a minute of silence.

 

Having adopted the agenda, the session’s work began with the adoption of the Decision on the dismissal of a member of the Commission for Human Rights and Freedom. The Decision on the election of a new member of this working body of the City Council of the City of Sarajevo was also adopted.

 

In the continuation of the session, the City Council unanimously passed the Decision on accepting the transfer of ownership rights and possession free of charge and giving consent to the Mayor of the City of Sarajevo to sign – conclude the Agreement on the transfer of ownership rights and control without compensation, at the address Hamdije Kreševljakovića 3 (SPO building), of the statutory seat of the City of Sarajevo, and after the Government of the Canton of Sarajevo accepted in its conclusion the initiative of the Institute for the Construction of the Canton of Sarajevo to start the procedure for the transfer of ownership rights and possessions of the Institute for the Construction of the Canton of Sarajevo to the City of Sarajevo, all at the request submitted by the City of Sarajevo as legally interested parties in this procedure and after all formal-legal prerequisites for making this Decision have been met.

 

It is necessary to remind that the City Council, at the very beginning of the mandate, initiated the resolution of the status of the SPO building. A process followed that resulted in the adoption of the Decision.

The city councilors adopted the Decision by which the City Council decided to join the City of Sarajevo to the CIVITAS network of European cities. The Mayor of Sarajevo, Benjamina Karić, will, on behalf of the City of Sarajevo, sign the Declaration by which the City of Sarajevo will become a member of one of the leading programs of the European Union in promoting the goals of sustainable mobility and traffic, after this Decision enters into force. With the Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan (SUMP) for Sarajevo and the Cooperation Agreement signed between the City of Sarajevo and the Ministry of Transport of Sarajevo Canton, membership in CIVITAS will open up additional possibilities and opportunities for improving the quality of urban mobility in Sarajevo. So far, over 350 cities have signed the Declaration.

 

The Decision to give consent to the Mayor of the City of Sarajevo to sign the Memorandum on Cooperation between the City of Sarajevo, the NGO “Naša perspektiva” and the Sarajevo Regional Development Agency (SRDA) was adopted. All three parties expressed their desire to formalize cooperation with the aim to support investments from the diaspora in BiH, joint promotion of the city of Sarajevo as an investment and tourist destination, promotional activities, including the organization of business meetings of investors from the diaspora and potential partners from BiH, and networking of the BiH diaspora through the development of a sustainable local platform that will provide services to the diaspora and facilitate the investment process.

The City Council also adopted the Decision to give consent to the Mayor of the City of Sarajevo for the conclusion of the Twinning Agreement between the City of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the City of Ljubljana, Republic of Slovenia. The ties between the two cities developed to mutual satisfaction in various areas, such as economy, culture, tourism, sports, archives, infrastructure projects, and university and youth cooperation. The city of Ljubljana, governed by Mayor Janković, participated in the renovation of the Sarajevo City Hall in 2008. One of the streets in Ljubljana has been named Sarajevska since 2021. The twinning agreement will further strengthen this long-standing friendship between Sarajevo and Ljubljana.

 

In the continuation of the session, the Decision establishing the standards and criteria for the appointment of attorneys and deputy attorneys of the City of Sarajevo Prosecutor’s Office was adopted, as proposed and amended in accordance with the submitted amendments.

The City Council adopted the Decision on acquiring the status of an association of particular importance for the City of Sarajevo “SOS – KINDERDORF INTERNATIONAL.” The activity of the Association “SOS – KINDERDORF INTERNATIONAL” is aimed at creating assumptions and conditions for social inclusion and overall affirmation of children without parental care while promoting non-discrimination, tolerance, and equality, as values ​​that are in the interest of the city of Sarajevo and its citizens.

 

At today’s session, following an urgent procedure, the Decision was adopted on the lease of a part of the Bistrik Railway Station facility, which completes the revitalization of the facility and further enriches the tourist offer of our city with museum content and new catering facilities.

 

Under the urgent procedure, the Decision was adopted by which the City Council of the City of Sarajevo gave consent to the Mayor of the City of Sarajevo to sign an Agreement with the City of Sanliurfa, the Republic of Turkey, on the installation of two masts with the flag of the City of Sarajevo and the flag of the official mascot of the XIV Winter Olympic Games – “Vučko” at the location at Koševo stadium in Sarajevo.

 

The city councilors considered and adopted the Report on the Implementation of the Decision on Scholarships for High School Students from the Budget of the City of Sarajevo, according to the competition for scholarships for high school students from the Budget of the City of Sarajevo for the school year 2021/2022. year, from which it is evident that in the school year 2021/2022, the City of Sarajevo, in accordance with the criteria for scholarships for high school students, established by the Decision on Scholarships for High School Students from the Budget of the City of Sarajevo, i.e. the conditions specified in the Competition, awarded 352 scholarships in the total amount of 317,100.00 CM. At the initiative of the joint Commission for consideration, processing and analysis of applications received for the Competition, it was proposed that, for the next school year, changes and additions to the current Decision should be made in order to eliminate ambiguities and other difficulties that hindered the Commission’s work on processing applications.

 

The Report on the implementation of recommendations from the Report on the Financial Audit of the City of Sarajevo for 2022, the Report on the Expenditure of Current Reserve Funds from the Budget of the City of Sarajevo for 2022, for the period from 01/01/2022 to 30/062022 were considered and adopted. In addition, the Information on the adopted Document of the tentative Budget of the City of Sarajevo for the period 2023-2025 was duly noted.

Information on the implementation of the extraordinary investment maintenance of the fountain for the murdered children of Sarajevo in 1992-1995, Information on the performance of the project of cleaning and removing silt from the bed of the Miljacka River, which is an integral part of the Unique Project “Clean Miljacka River,” were also noted. 

 

The Information on the completed public call procedure for leasing part of the building “Bistrik Railway Station,” the Information on general traffic safety in Canton Sarajevo, and the Information on the implementation of council issues and initiatives for the current year were also received.

 

At the end of the session, specific council questions were addressed, and initiatives were initiated. Thus, the chairman of the City Council, Jasmin Ademović, on the occasion of the adoption of the Decision on accepting the transfer of ownership rights and possessions without compensation and giving consent to the Mayor of the City of Sarajevo to sign – conclude the Agreement on the transfer of ownership rights and possessions without compensation, submitted initiatives and the City Council adopted conclusions which the Mayor is in charge:

 

    • For the realization of the Agreement on the transfer of ownership rights and possessions without compensation and the completion of all necessary activities to register ownership rights, registration of controls, and creation of other conditions for the management of the real estate in the capacity of the owner.

     

    • For the next City Council session to propose the accession to the project of reconstruction and adaptation of the SPO building, and to obtain a feasibility study of the task of rebuilding the SPO building by the end of the current year and to propose the funds needed for the preparation of project documentation for a complete renovation when presenting the Budget of the City of Sarajevo for 2023 SPO buildings, as well as funds for the start of works.

     

    • For the next City Council session, to propose the adoption of a decision by which the building “SPO” – Building of socio-political organizations of the City of Sarajevo” will be renamed “Administrative building of the organs of the City of Sarajevo.”

     

The initiative of city councilor Toni Vukadin was adopted for the City of Sarajevo to initiate activities on the study of the revitalization of the old Jewish cemetery, a national monument that is in a much neglected state, and which could be one of the most exciting tourist destinations in Sarajevo in the future.

 

City councilor Nihad Uk submitted an initiative for the City of Sarajevo to consider installing new public drinking fountains, especially in the parts of the city used by recreationists and walkers.

Chairman of the City Council of the City of Sarajevo Ademović hosted a reception in the City Hall for children from returnee families of the smaller entity of Bosnia and Hercegovina, winners of the competition for the best essay in the Bosnian language

Today in the City Hall, the Chairman of the City Council of the City of Sarajevo, Jasmin Ademović, together with the city councilor Toni Vukadin, received ( for a visit) sixteen students who wrote the best graded and awarded papers in the Bosnian language this year on the topic “My homeland Bosnia and Herzegovina.”

 

The children’s visit to Sarajevo was organized as part of the “Svitanje” Association project, which has been held for ten years, and this year they are students from Eastern Bosnia – from Srebrenica, Potočar, Zvornik, and other places in the lower reaches of the Drina River.

Chairman of the City Council of the City of Sarajevo Ademović expressed his welcome, congratulated the students on their success, and added:

“I hope you will enjoy Sarajevo and make new friends while hanging out with your peers. I wish you to continue to work hard with equal enthusiasm. You make our country better. We are proud of you.”

All 16 students won an award-winning vacation in Sarajevo, and the three students whose works were best-graded were awarded scholarships by the Association. Jasmina Čičak won the third prize, a student in the 8th grade of the First Elementary School, Srebrenica, Potočari district; Elma Džananović, a student in the 7th grade of the First Elementary School, Srebrenica, won the second prize and the winner of the competition was Jasmina Herić, a student of the 6th grade of the Prva Srebrenica elementary school, Potočari regional department.

Through a project that aims to focus attention on the returnee population, called “Give them a reason to smile,” which has been implemented for ten years, action is being taken to support schoolchildren throughout the smaller entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Volunteers of the Association visit children throughout the year with different types of help, and before the beginning of the school year, they are regularly provided with school bags with accessories. A prize competition for essays in Bosnian language was organized in order to promote the Bosnian language, which is increasingly endangered in the smaller entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and to emphasize the importance of educating the younger population, which is often exposed to pressure, The theme “My homeland, Bosnia and Herzegovina,” was chosen, making the contest more significant.

The prize for the winners of the competition is a seven-day excursion in Sarajevo with a rich educational and entertainment program and a full-day escort by volunteers from the “Svitanje” Association, which is currently being implemented. Children in Sarajevo visit museums and important cultural-historical and specific tourist destinations and participate in various workshops and trainings, including swimming school. A cable car ride on Trebević is also organized for tomorrow.

The president of the Association, Mahir Agić, thanked the City of Sarajevo and the City Council, which has been supporting this project for the third year, each time at the initiative of City Councilor Toni Vukadin. In the end, he pointed out: “We want to build our country and encourage the education and culture of the Bosnian language.”

The Chairman of the City Council, Jasmin Ademović, emphasized that, despite insufficient funds, he will do everything possible to ensure that the City of Sarajevo continues to support this valuable project in the coming years. He also emphasized that today’s meeting is particularly emotional for him, because he noticed that many students are from Srebrenica and Potočari, the area where his family is from.

At the end of the meeting, the Chairman of the City Council of the City of Sarajevo, Ademović, presented all the students with appropriate gifts.