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Category 1 town hall secretaries are finally excluded from the promotion system announced by the Minister of the Civil Service in October. A decision which made the deputy for Lot, Christophe Proença, react.
MP Christophe Proença today expresses his total support for town hall secretaries. “They are often at the forefront of meeting the needs of citizens in our small communities. They deserve recognition and promotion, commensurate with their involvement and their skills,” he declared, while the circular implementing this reform, dated October 18, 2024, excludes town hall secretaries in the category C1 of the promotion system. “This, despite the commitments made as part of the statutory reform aimed at upgrading the function of town hall secretary, and despite the assurance received from the Minister of the Civil Service, Guillaume Kasbarian.”
This subject was at the heart of the exchange between the MP and the departmental association of town hall secretaries du Lot, who met these days. At the end, Christophe Proença filedthis Tuesday, November 12, a written question to the Minister of the Civil Service, Simplification and Transformation of Public Action, Guillaume Kasbarian, relating to the compliance of the circular invoked with its commitments of October 12 .
A decision which risks weakening the profession of town hall secretary
The Lotois MP demands that the promises made are finally kept. For him, this decline in the implementation of the reform is a negative signal which could further weaken the attractiveness of town hall secretary positions, which are nevertheless crucial for local administration, particularly in rural areas.
“Town hall secretaries are pillars of the social and administrative bond of our territories. They play a multiple role, touching on all aspects of municipal life, and their lack of career prospects is not only unfair but also counterproductive for the vitality of our municipalities I stand alongside these agents, committed and essential, to obtain a correction of this circular which restores fair access to promotion possibilities for C1 agents, like agents in the C2 and categories. C3″.
Furthermore, Christophe Proença would like to recall the importance of upgrading the entire function of town hall secretary: “Certain category B and A agents are also the great forgotten ones of the reform even though they gave everything for it. obtaining competitive examinations. This profession, a true linchpin of local public services, deserves greater recognition.”
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