Citizen participation

Citizen participation in Kevelaer

Citizen participation means that citizens can play an active role in political decisions and planning processes. Many people want more exchange and dialog with politicians and administrators. This is why public participation has become much more important in recent years - in Kevelaer too.

Co-determination on site

In Germany, there are various ways for citizens to get involved in their city or district. Elections are an important form of participation. For example, they can vote for the city council, the district council, the mayor and the district administrator.

In addition, the North Rhine-Westphalia Municipal Code (GO NRW) offers further opportunities to actively participate in municipal decisions.

Participation opportunities in Kevelaer

You can also play an active role in the pilgrimage town of Kevelaer. The following forms of participation are available for this purpose:

• Citizens' petitions and referendum (Section 26 GO NRW)
• Residents' petition (§ 25 GO NRW)
• Question time for residents in the council and committees (Section 23 GO NRW)
• Suggestions and complaints (24 GO NRW)

Participation in planning and projects

The pilgrimage town of Kevelaer carries out participation procedures on certain topics. Citizens can contribute their opinions, comments or ideas.

Public events or residents' meetings (Section 23 GO NRW) may also be held as part of such procedures. These serve to inform residents. There are regular public participation events, particularly in the area of urban planning; for example, suggestions and concerns can be submitted during the development plan process, which are later decided on in the decision-making process.

Online participation

The pilgrimage town of Kevelaer also offers digital participation opportunities. Various online participation formats can be offered via the participation portal of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, for example surveys, reporting procedures or dialog procedures. Here you will also find, for example, the ideas and deficiencies report of the pilgrimage town of Kevelaer.

The participation portal bundles these offerings in one place and is an important building block for greater transparency and participation.