ORGANISATIONAL CHART Secretary General Dr. Alexis v. Komorowski Caroline Bogenschütz BADEN WÜRTTEMBERG’S COUNTIES [email protected] Administration of the office within the framework of polices compiled by the Executive Committee. Baden-Württemberg County Association Europabüro der baden-württembergischen Kommunen Secretariat: Mrs Schneider • Phone: +49 711 224 62-22 • Fax: +49 711 224 62-23 • [email protected] Rue Guimard 7 • B-1040 Bruxelles Landkreistag Baden-Württemberg Deputy Secretary General Mrs Nathalie Münz Secretariat: Mrs Sprungala Phone: +32 2 5136408 • Fax: +32 2 5138820 70174 Stuttgart · Panoramastraße 37 · Germany Secretariat: Mrs Frank • Phone: +49 711 224 62-16 • Fax: +49 711 224 62-23 • [email protected] www.europabuero-bw.de • [email protected] Phone: +49 0711 2 24 62-0 · Fax: +49 0711 2 24 62-23 www. landkreistag-bw.de · www.landkreise-bw.de e-mail: [email protected]

Department I Department II Department III Department IV Department V Department VI Department VII County Inhabitants km2 Heads of County Authorities Secretary General N. N. Deputy Secretary General Department Head Department Head Department Head Department Head Mr Dr. v. Komorowski Mrs Münz Mr Klee Mr Herdes Mrs Heilemann Mr Langemack Phone: +49 711 224 62-11 Phone: +49 711 224 62-24 Phone: +49 711 224 62-15 Phone: +49 711 224 62-12 Phone: +49 711 224 62-13 Phone: +49 711 224 62-29 Böblingen 379.674 618 Roland Bernhard [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Esslingen 521.588 641 Heinz Eininger Göppingen 252.106 642 Edgar Wolff • Basic policy matters in respect • Medical care • General legal matters • Finances • Social welfare • Youth welfare services, • Media and public relations to counties • Hospital services • Transport, local public trans- • Budget accounting and • Housing allowance day care • Editor of the County news Heidenheim 130.152 627 Thomas Reinhardt • Heads of County Authorities • Rescue services port, school transport cash policy • Social data protection • Family • Land registry, Land consoli- Heilbronn 333.371 1.100 Detlef Piepenburg • Municipal associations • Public health services • Responsibilties for schools • Fiscal equalisation scheme • Social welfare guidelines • Women, equal opportunities dation Hohenlohekreis 109.904 777 Dr. Matthias Neth • Federal and counties affairs • Climate change policy • Veterinary affairs, control • Fees, taxes and levies • Editorial group SGB II und officer • Information and communi- • Policy guidelines for • Energy supply of foodstuffs • Economic activity SGB XII • Help for people with disabi- cation technology Ludwigsburg 532.604 687 Dr. Rainer Haas European co-operation • Reycling and waste mana- • Forestry • Human resource manage- • Basic social care at old age lities, illnesses or addiction • E-Government, spatial data Main-Tauber-Kreis 131.240 1.304 Reinhard Frank • Administrative reform gement • Agriculture ment and education and and reduced earning capacity • Medical care infrastructure Ostalbkreis 311.902 1.512 Klaus Pavel • Local constitutional law • Nature conservation • European affairs training • Elderly care • Aid for those in danger • Data protection Rems-Murr-Kreis 417.861 858 Dr. Richard Sigel • Public relations work • Water-management and • Public order and safety • Audit and state supervision • Care insurance • Funding of education and • Economic and structural • Financing and lending -protection • Fire and disaster manage- • Public roads • Home supervisory authorities training development, EU regional Schwäbisch Hall 190.952 1.484 Gerhard Bauer • Citizen political activities • Soil protection, industrial ment, control centre structure • Public procurement law • Nursing charhe commission • War victims welfare policies Administrative Region Stuttgart 3.311.354 10.250 supervision • Hunting and fishing • Local law • Integration/Migration • Pension office affairs • Tourism • Emission supervision • Culture, archives • Elections • Emigrants, asylum seekers, (handicaped people) • Telecommunications, postal • Trade supervision • Sport • Reduction of red tape civil war refugees • Municipal association for services Alb-Donau-Kreis 191.343 1.359 Heinz Seiffert • Environmental legislation • Matters relating to associa- • SGB II, Web portal “profund“ the youth and social affairs for • Regional and spatial planning, Biberach 193.217 1.410 Dr. Heiko Schmid • Planning and building laws tions and unions finances • SGB III Public employment Baden-Württemberg housing Bodenseekreis 212.070 665 Lothar Wölfle • Construction law and staff) service • Office for dispute resolution • Statistics Ravensburg 278.203 1.632 Harald Sievers • Civic engagement on care for the state of Baden- • Filing plan, document Württemberg management Reutlingen 280.815 1.028 Thomas Reumann Sigmaringen 128.739 1.204 Stefanie Bürkle In charge of Policy Officer Policy Officer Policy Officer Policy Officer Claimant Contact Point Policy Officer Tübingen 219.388 519 Joachim Walter Mr Klöhn Mrs Krepstakies Mr Klöhn Mrs Zabukovec Mrs Frank Mrs Krepstakies • Assembly of counties Zollernalbkreis 189.239 918 Günther-Martin Pauli • Executive committee Phone: +49 711 224 62-19 Phone: +49 711 224 62-18 Phone: +49 711 224 62-19 Phone: +49 711 22462-36 Phone: +49 711 224 62-16 Phone: +49 711 224 62-18 Administrative Region Tübingen • Legal and constitutional [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] 1.693.014 8.735 affairs committees In charge of In charge of In charge of In charge of Responsible for Responsible for Calw 154.697 798 Helmut Riegger • Health committee • Cultural affairs committee • Finance committee • Social affairs committee • Social affairs committee • Legal and constitutional Enzkreis 195.403 574 Karl Röckinger • Environment, economy • Legal and constitutional affairs committee Freudenstadt 115.918 871 Dr. Klaus Michael Rückert and transport committee Responsible for Responsible for Redaktionskreis affairs committee Karlsruhe 435.156 1.085 Dr. Christoph Schnaudigel Sozialhilferichtlinien County News • Legal and constitutional • Legal and constitutional Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis 142.530 1.126 Dr. Achim Brötel affairs committee affairs committee Mrs Frank Mrs Frank Phone: +49 711 224 62-16 Phone: +49 711 224 62-16 Rastatt 226.703 739 Jürgen Bäuerle [email protected] [email protected] Rhein-Neckar-Kreis 538.960 1.062 Stefan Dallinger Administrative Region Karlsruhe 1.809.367 6.255 Ext. Fachberatung Bürger- County Network, Digitization schaftliches Engagement Mr Lutz Mrs Prof. Dr. Kallfaß [email protected] Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald 256.334 1.378 Dorothea Störr-Ritter Mr Fuchs Emmendingen 161.324 680 Hanno Hurth

Konstanz 278.442 818 Frank Hämmerle kreistag-bw.de www.land Beratung der regionalen Lörrach 225.899 807 Marion Dammann ESF-Arbeitskreise Ortenaukreis 418.809 1.851 Frank Scherer Mr Kreuz Phone: +49 711 224 62-37 Rottweil 137.117 769 Dr. Wolf-Rüdiger Michel Mrs Zabukovec Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis 207.906 1.025 Sven Hinterseh Phone: +49 711 22462-36 Tuttlingen 136.110 734 Stefan Bär MEMBERS [email protected] Waldshut 167.079 1.131 Dr. Martin Kistler Secretariat Secretariat Secretariat Secretariat Secretariat Secretariat Secretariat & PR Administrative Region Freiburg 1.989.020 9.193 RESPONSIBILITIES Mrs Schneider Mrs Bauer Mrs Frank Mrs Schneider Mrs Hilpert Mrs Hilpert MrsTroudi Phone: +49 0711 224 62-22 Phone: +49 0711 224 62-10 Phone: +49 0711 224 62-16 Phone: +49 0711 224 62-22 Phone: +49 0711 224 62-26 Phone: +49 0711 224 62-26 Phone: +49 0711 224 62-17 Counties of Baden-Württemberg 8.802.755 34.433 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Land of Baden-Württemberg 10.831.454 35.751 COMMITTEES

As of 1th of August 2017 Source: County Statistical Office • Population figures as of 30th of September 2015 - Area as of: 31st of December 2014 OFFICE Head of County Auth. Dr. Achim Brötel Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis MEMBERS, RESPONSIBILITIES, Through the administrative reform in Baden-Württemberg, the County Bodies of the County Association are the Assembly of Counties, the The Conference of Heads of County Authorities Head of County Auth. Dr. Christoph Schnaudigel Karlsruhe Authorities have received numerous new responsibilities in 2005 in the Executive Committee and the President. is composed of the Heads of County Authorities of Baden-Württemberg. COMMITTEES AND OFFICE Head of County Auth. Dorothea Störr-Ritter Breisgau-Hochschwarz area of road construction administration, agriculture, forestry, land sur- wald, Freiburg veying administration, trade supervision, the control of foodstuffs, land The Assembly of Counties The Judicial District Head of County Auth. Hanno Hurth Emmendingen consolidation and water resources management. In addition the Coun- Is made up of two representatives of the Counties who have the vote, rests with exchange of experience on Administrative Region level. Head of County Auth. Dr. Wolf-Rüdiger Michel Rottweil ties voluntarily take on further responsibilities over and above the struc- the Head of County Authority and one County Council delegate The Judicial District is formed by the Heads of County Authority of every Head of County Auth. Heinz Seiffert Alb-Donau-Kreis, Ulm The County Association of Baden-Württemberg tured givens. There are some 8,76 million inhabitants living in the 35 appointed by the County Council. Among others, the assembly’s role Administrative Region. Head of County Auth. Thomas Reumann Reutlingen is the association of the 35 Baden-Württemberg Counties. It Counties. This represents 81,7 % of the state’s residents. The Counties is to: Head of County Auth. Lothar Wölfle Bodenseekreis, Friedrichsh. was established in Ludwigsburg on 3rd of July 1956 and emerged consist of an area of 34.433 km2, or 96,3 % the total area of the state. • Lay down policy for association’s work Working Groups from the union of the Counties of Württemberg and Baden, the • Vote the President, his/her three Deputies and the members of the Baden-Württemberg County Authorities have been formed to Secretary General Working Group of the Baden Counties and the District Associa- The County Authority of the Executive Committee support and promote the administrative practices of certain subjects tions Department of the Württemberg-Hohenzollern Municipal is headed by the Head of County Authority, who is elected by the • Determine statute changes of expertise. Dr. Alexis v. Komorowski Assembly. So the Baden-Württemberg County Association be- County Council for eight years. came the second unified Municipal State Association responsible The Executive Committee The Office Expert COMMITTEES CHAIRPERSONS for the entire territory of the Land. At the time it was no easy The County Council is made up of the President, his three Deputies (Vice Presidents), 12 of the Baden-Württemberg County Association is managed by the process until finally the 63 Counties fused to the Municipal State is the main body of the County and is elected by the people for a additional members and the Chief Executive Officer. He is the decision- Secretary General, who is elected by the Executive Committee for an Legal and constitutional Head of County Auth. Frank Hämmerle, Association of the new Land. With this step, the Counties made five-year period. In Baden-Württemberg’s Counties, there are 2.228 maker on all issues of fundamental political lobbying relevance and eight-year period. affairs committee Konstanz a valuable contribution towards the merging into a new state. County Council members who are involved on a voluntary basis, of is responsible for all the County Association’s duties that are not Finance committee Head of County Auth. Klaus Pavel, which 799 (35.9 %) belong to the CDU (Christian Democrat Union), reserved for the Assembly of Counties or the President, or that rest The German County Association Ostalbkreis The Counties 531 (23.8 %) to the Free Voters’ Association, 390 (17.5 %) to the SPD with the Secretary General. The Baden-Württemberg County Association is a member of the Social affairs committee Head of County Auth. Dr Achim Brötel, promote the wellbeing of their residents, support their munici- (Social Democratic Party), 2282 (12.7 %) Alliance 90/The Green Party, German County Association, the Berlin-based central association of Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis palities in the fulfilment of their responsibilities and contribute 107 (5.2 %) to the FDP/DVP (Free Democratic Party/German People’s The President the 301 German Counties. Health committee Head of County Auth. Detlef Piepenburg, to a just distribution of their burdens. Party) and 108 (5.3 %) to other groupings. Is chairperson of the Assembly of Counties and of the Executive Heilbronn Committee. He represents the Baden-Wurttemberg County Associa- Cultural committee Head of County Auth. Heinz Eininger, The Responsibilities As an association of Baden-Württemberg’s Counties, it is the tion vis-à-vis the Legislative Assembly and the State Government on President  Esslingen of the Counties are manifold. responsibility of the Baden-Württemberg County Association to: matters of general concern to the association. Environmental Head of County Auth. Dr. Rainer Haas, The most important responsibilities are: • Uphold the concept of self-government and to advocate the Head of County Auth. Joachim Walter Tübingen protection, economy and Ludwigsburg • Waste management protection of the constitutional rights of its members The Expert Committees transport committee • Vocational colleges and special schools • Represent the common interests of the members of the Administrative District are: Vice Presidents • Health authorities and hospitals • Advise the responsible authorities in the preparation and • Legal and constitutional affairs committee THE JUDICIAL DISTRICT • Social affairs and youth welfare implementation of legislation, by-laws and decrees, as far as • Finance committee Head of County Auth. Heinz Eininger Esslingen • School transport they impact on the interests of the members (Article 71 • Social affairs committee Head of County Auth. Frank Hämmerle Konstanz Administrative Region Head of County Auth. Klaus Pavel, • Public passenger transport Paragraph 4 of the State Constitution) • Health committee Head of County Auth. Karl Röckinger Enzkreis, Pforzheim Stuttgart Ostalbkreis, Aalen • County roads • Foster the exchange of experience among the Counties • Cultural committee Administrative Region Head of County Auth. Karl Röckinger, • Veterinarian affairs • Deal with organisation and cost-effectiveness of the • Environmental protection, economy and transport committee Executive Committee Karlsruhe Enzkreis • Environmental protection administration Administrative Region Head of County Auth. Frank Hämmerle, • Promote awareness among the general public for the These Expert Committees decide within their field of expertise. Head of County Auth. Gerhard Bauer Schwäbisch Hall Freiburg Konstanz Apart from its municipal responsibilities, the County Authority responsibilities and infrastructure of the Counties They prepare position papers on issues of general relevance to the Head of County Auth. Detlef Piepenburg Heilbronn Administrative Region Head of County Auth. Lothar Wölfle, as a State Lower Administrative Authority has a whole range of • Advise the members on individual questions association. Head of County Auth. Dr. Rainer Haas Ludwigsburg Tübingen Bodenseekreis, Friedrichs- citizen-centred responsibilities (vehicle registration, drivers’ licen- Head of County Auth. Klaus Pavel Ostalbkreis, Aalen hafen ces, planning and building laws and many others).