BUSINESS OWNERS TRUST NEW LOCAL AUTHORITIES IN KOTOR

The fact that the new local authorities in Kotor are dealing the most efficient way with the realization of program promises and interests of citizens and business owners shows the cooperation of the Municipality with small and medium-sized entrepreneurships. The functionality and efficiency of this cooperation is illustrated the best way by the agreement of the new local authorities with representatives of the caterers of the Old Town.

First of all, there was agreed that the terraces of the catering facilities from now occupy significantly less area of squares and streets, primarily through the control of the allowed lease of terraces that reduce the area of the squares.

Another agreement has been obtained regarding the standardization of the inventory, tables, chairs and umbrellas in front of catering facilities, as well as regarding noise levels and waste disposal. This suggests that the new local government and business owners have mutual trust and recognize their roles on the same social task, which is to improve local economic development and to provide a high quality public service.

What anyone may conclude is that the new administration of Kotor and business owners are partners in identifying and resolving the community's problems, on the mutual benefit and overall benefit of all Kotor citizens of Kotor, as well as those who come to our city. The subjects also agreed upon the terraces to occupy significantly smaller areas, in order to free the valuable space, efficiency and prevent the congestion of public areas, which shows the maximum confidence of the economy in the new local administration of Kotor.

In previous relations with the entrepreneurs there was a lot of politics of raising, racketing and the rule of a controlled chaos. We believe that it is time to introduce order and establish trust. Concrete measures have been taken to this end: the order has been introduced on the ramparts, and the process involves the procurement of technical systems for controlling tickets and collection. The undertaken measures already provide encouraging results, so from the beginning of the collection of the entrance to the ramparts for this season, the collected amount is significantly higher compared to the same period last year.

How the introduction of the order already gave visible results also shows that the noise level has been reduced, the working time is fully brought to the permitted limits, while the terraces are in the foreseen dimensions, having in mind that all of these is being monitored on a daily basis. This is an expression of a firm commitment to using public resources rationally and responsibly. As a local government that enjoys the trust of both citizens and the economy, we have the capacity to create a favorable economic environment in which rules are equally valid for all subjects.

MAYOR'S CABINET, MUNICIPALITY OF KOTOR