City council leader Raymond Johansen is not allowed to rename the Oslo city council to “city government” and himself “byregjeringsleder.” It beats Municipal Affairs lawyers firm.
17 minutes over 12 today came the message vg.no.
But let’s rewind 16 minutes back:
Over a cup of coffee in the cafe Mesh within walking distance of City Hall comes Johansen with the following message to Dagsavisen:
– I would ask Labor, SV, MDG and two representatives from FRP not to vote for the proposal to city government when they should be treated in the City Council Wednesday, Johansen says to Dagsavisen.
– This is the final sentence of city government?
– Yes, it’s over. Finito, Johansen says.
Mandag afternoon named Raymond Johansen office still “Byregjeringslederens office.” Facsimile.
Decided last week
According to Johansen, he took up the issue in city council already on Thursday last week. Before the interview with Dagsavisen he had apprised Mayor Marianne Borgen (SV) and team leader of Labor, Frode Jacobsen, of the decision.
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The decision came independently of Municipal Affairs conclusion, and based on an overall assessment, stressing Johansen.
– I pledged to do something about the Oslo public and clarify the responsibility of the municipality. We have this in councils statement and we’ve talked about this in a whole year. But now we have seen how things evolve: The discussion about city government stands in the way to bring up all the other thing we are concerned and everything else we can do, explains Johansen.
He says he spent Easter to think about.
– There is a mountaineering rule that says there is no disgrace. From acting on an honest attempt to clarify responsibilities, there has been a discussion about Salutation of myself. I do not know me in the picture and there is a derailment. Therefore, I will now take responsibility for this and drop the whole name change, says Johansen.
– Is it a prestige defeat?
– Many will certainly claim it. I based myself on an assessment of municipal prosecutor who said that we had the opportunity to do so. Now I see that the matter lives its own life, it has not been cursor sound to get, many have wanted to focus on this discussion, it stands in the way of focusing on policy, and then I take responsibility.
– You do not do this to avoid a defeat when the matter is discussed by Local Government?
– Regardless of what they come until I myself have reached the conclusion that this stands in the way of policy.
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Do not thought there would be so
– You’ve been accused of being pompous, one Sun-King, it has something to do with it?
– To be caricatured belongs to our industry. But when Marianne Borgen will talk about terrorism in Brussels and will also interviewed about city government, has it gone too far.
– Are you surprised over noise this matter has created?
– Yes, I had not thought it would be so. It was an honest attempt at a clarification of responsibilities and I have talked about it for over a year.
Just after the last question was asked, ticking urgent messages about the response from the Ministry of Local Government in. Johansen and his adviser hurried back to their offices.
According to them came the reply from the Ministry of Local Government in the City Government mailbox 12.08. Eight minutes after the interview started.
Read Comment: Raymond should have checked the legality, but he is a plumber and not a lawyer. (Arne Strand)
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