Glashütte before decision: own registry office or cooperation?

Glashütte before decision: own registry office or cooperation?

The city of Glashütte faces a crucial question: Should the local registry office continue to be managed independently or is a cooperation with a neighboring municipality? This consideration is the fact that the city is looking for suitable registrar since an official left the administration. Mayor Sven Gleißberg (independent) explained the situation at the last council meeting and initiated measures to solve the problem. The State Directorate strongly recommends that the city are looking for a partner for the registry office, which is now a standard for many Saxon municipalities, such as Sächsische.de reports.

In a region in which around half of the Saxon municipalities have already entered inter-municipal cooperation, Glashütte Dippoldiswalde, Altenberg, Kreischa, Dohna and Bad Gottleuba-Berggießhübel contacted their interest in a common solution. In particular, the municipalities of Kreischa, Altenberg and Dippoldiswalde have signaled interest.

concrete steps to the solution

At the beginning of June, concrete discussions were held with the municipality of Kreischa. The registrars from Kreischa would be ready to carry out marriages in Reinhardtsgrimma Castle and in the wedding room of the town hall. It is also offered to celebrate weddings in the classic car bus on the Wilisch. The citizens of Glashütte would therefore have to come to the town hall for civil matters in Kreischa, while the office hours in their own town hall cannot take place due to the current location.

The city of Glashütte has also checked whether the tasks of the registry office can be mastered independently. However, there have so far been no suitable applicants for the advertised position, which makes the situation more complicated. However, the main office manager Julienne Döring has reported a ray of hope: An employee of the residents' registration office has agreed to be appointed with an exemption as a registrar, provided that she can take part in the necessary courses and seminars. It is planned to incorporate you in the coming months so that she can qualify as a registrar in the first quarter of 2026. This solution could enable Glashütte to remain independent as a registry office, and Döring is optimistic about this approach.

The trend towards inter -municipal cooperation

The inter -municipal cooperation (IKZ) In the area of the registry offices in Saxony, a proven concept is that helps small communities to better use their resources. Many smaller places struggle to train and permanently employ the two registrars, since the number of marriages is often low. For municipalities with fewer than 5,000 inhabitants, the Saxon law to execute the civil status recommends the formation of common registry office districts, a measure that has now been realized in 208 Saxon registry office districts, such as SSG Sachsen describes.

of the 418 cities and municipalities in Saxony have about 32 percent of a population of less than 5,000, which makes inter -municipal cooperation particularly attractive. In this form, wardrobes in the communities involved can not only be used, but the mayors can also be used as a marriage official, which also loosens and simplifies the process.

How the situation will develop in Glashütte remains to be seen. What is certain is that the city faces challenges that must be addressed with creativity and cooperation.