The permanent commission of the Charente-Maritime departmental council met on May 25. The elected officials notably indicated that the Department wanted “maintain its ambitions despite a local financial crisis. » It also proceeded with the individualization of credits following the vote on the initial 2024 budget during the April 2024 session.
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It adopted the following points:
Health Plan
An installation bonus of €10,000 is granted to a general practitioner installed since January 2, 2024 in Surgères, located in a fragile area. €1,200 is also allocated to an intern in general medicine at the Faculty of Poitiers, for travel as part of their internship from November 1, 2023 to May 1, 2024 in Mortagne-sur-Gironde, located in a very fragile area. of the department.
A partnership has also been concluded with the Poitou-Charentes Regional Committee of General Medicine Interns (CRPIMG) in order to promote the actions of the Health Plan, for an amount of €3,000.
Finally, the Permanent Commission allocated €75,000 to the construction of a Multiprofessional Health Center in Saint-Jean-d’Angély and €19,946 to the creation of housing for medical interns in Saint-Palais-sur. -Sea.
Social Action
The permanent commission allocated €1,065,675 in total to associations working in the field of combating exclusion as well as socio-educational support and integration of Travelers.
It granted the social centers a subsidy of €784,970 for their overall animation mission, and €885,000 for the implementation of the Collective Action for Social Integration (ACIS). €443,035 is also dedicated to associations and structures working in the field of children and families.
Employment and integration
The permanent commission has dedicated €1,713,237 to integration projects in Charente-Maritime for the year 2024.
€59,160 is also dedicated to Local Missions, for sponsorship of young people and the “100 chances 100 jobs” program. These two measures are integrated into the Departmental Plan for Youth in order to help their integration.
Agricultural policy
€88,500 is dedicated to agricultural organizations for the year 2024. The permanent commission also helped four farmers to set up by granting each €5,000: a farmer established in Saint-Georges-de-Didonne in organic market gardening , a farmer based in Cercoux in goat farming (organic milk with cheese processing), a farmer based in Sainte-Marie-de-Ré in diversified market gardening and arboriculture, and a farmer based in Saint-Coutant-le-Grand in mixed farming and breeding cattle (meat production).
Departmental rural equipment program: €154,300 is dedicated to eligible operations under the 2024 departmental rural equipment program (development work promoting ecological continuity, preliminary studies for multi-year maintenance programs, installation of limnometric scales in upstream of pumping or lifting stations, cleaning of ditches, etc.).
Support for collective actions in aquaculture, fishing and agri-food
Several grants are awarded to the Departmental Committee for Maritime Fisheries and Marine Farming (€13,000), Center for Aquaculture, Fishing and the Environment of Nouvelle‐Aquitaine (€4,000), Regional Shellfish Farming Committee (€40,000). €) and, finally, to the Tourist Office of the Ile d’Oléron and Bassin de Marennes (€5,700).
Charente River
The Permanent Commission acquired, for a total amount of €21,045, several plots of land necessary for the devastation of the Charente River in the commune of Saint-Savinien.
Energy Policy
As part of the Territorial Renewable Heat Contract (CCRt) signed with the Ecological Transition Agency (ADEME), the permanent commission allocated €45,916 to the municipality of Nieul‐sur‐Mer in order to carry out the preliminary studies which will characterize the geothermal resource to the right of the Dolto site and €33,180 are also allocated to the social landlord SEMIS (Société d’Économie Mixte Immobilière de la Saintonge) in order to install a collective boiler room with wood pellets for 20 social housing units (Saint-Pierre residence , in Saintes).
Agreement with Ferrocampus
The partnership between the Department and Ferrocampus gave rise to a framework agreement, so that industrial and innovative experiments can be carried out on the railway line linking Saujon to La Tremblade. This provision of infrastructure and buildings will be a Source of revenue for the Department and will be the subject of tripartite agreements.
Road safety
€13,225,000 is dedicated to operations to preserve road assets (reinforcement of banks, repair of damage caused by drought, upgrading to standards, preparatory work for surface coatings, etc.).
The permanent commission also validated the list of actions retained under the Departmental Action Plan for Road Safety 2024. Several associations having carried out prevention actions in this area are supported for a total amount of €11,500.
Finally, the proceeds from police fines collected in 2023 in terms of road traffic were distributed between the municipalities of the territory for an amount of €514,872. This aid will be used to create secure developments, passenger shelters and even parking lots.
Aid to public colleges
The permanent commission allocated €21,412 in total to eight colleges to help with the repair, replacement or acquisition of catering equipment. The colleges of André Dulin of Aigrefeuille-d’Aunis, Eugène Fromentin, Jean Guiton and Albert Camus of La Rochelle, Jules Ferry of Gémozac, Léopold Dussaigne of Jonzac, Jean Monnet of Saint-Agnant and Edgard Quinet of Saintes are concerned.
Support for young people attending rural family homes
The permanent commission granted subsidies to Rural Family Homes of €39,205 for their operation, and €98,123.45 for investment.…
Partnership with the company “Pass Culture”
The permanent commission has set up a partnership with the company “Pass Culture”, which aims to encourage young people to develop their taste for culture and to diversify their experiences in this area, in order to allow them to more easily access houses of the Department’s “Échappées Nature” site (Crazannes, Marais aux Oiseaux, Asinerie du Baudet du Poitou and Parc de l’Estuaire, etc.) and to strengthen its promotion.
Heritage, cultural and audiovisual policy
Various projects dedicated to the preservation and promotion of the Charentais-Maritime cultural heritage are supported to the tune of €1,175,800.
The Permanent Commission has also awarded several aids to cultural project leaders for a total amount of €1,192,289 in operation, and €17,000 in investment.
Finally, the Permanent Commission wishes to support producers of audiovisual works with €45,000 and €5,000 in operation for writing and development aid.
Policy in favor of youth and citizenship
In order to encourage the civic engagement of young people, the permanent commission has awarded several grants:
€10,700 as part of the “Becoming citizens” call for projects,
€5,600 as part of the “Better Living Together” regulation concerning young people aged 9 to 29.
€5,000 is also dedicated to financing the operation of the Maison de l’Egalité in Rochefort, which develops citizen actions promoting equality between women and men.
Sports policy
The permanent commission helps sports associations to the tune of €375,748 in operation and €2,492,892 in investment. Nautical activities are allocated €599,425 in operation and €177,000 in investment.
