The new mayor of Kursk will be elected after the autumn governor elections
On April 10, deputies of the city assembly of Kursk accepted the resignation of Mayor Igor Kutsak and appointed. O. The mayor of his deputy Sergei Kotlyarov, who oversees domestic policy and social bloc. According to Kommersant sources, Kursk can receive a permanent mayor after the governor’s elections planned for September, in which the acting head of the region Alexander Khinshtein will take part. In this case, in accordance with the new federal law, Mr. Khinshtein himself will offer the deputies of candidates for the mayors.
Saying goodbye to colleagues, Igor Kutsak said that he had something to do. “We must exhale, sleep, deal with family questions. I have four children, this time, in fact, were without a second parent, ”the former mayor explained.
Mr. Kutsak served since 2022 and managed to work with three regional leaders – the novel of Starovoyeta (now – the Minister of Transport of the Russian Federation), who replaced him with Alexei Smirnov and appointed by the acting governor Alexander Khinshtein.
About early resignation mayor declared On April 7, explaining it by family circumstances, although Kommersant sources said that the mayor could not stand the harsh criticism from Mr. Hinstein.
Assigned And. O. Mayor Sergei Kotlyarov is 39 years old. After the end of the Kursk agricultural cabinet, he worked at the Labor Youth Exchange, in the executive committee of the local branch of United Russia and in the regional youth policy committee. In 2022 he came to the City Hall of Kursk, where he became deputy head of the city, overseeing the social bloc and issues of domestic policy.
It is noteworthy that the deputies did not immediately appoint a competition for the selection of candidates for the post of mayor of Kursk. According to the charter of the city, they should do this within six months after the resignation of the previous mayor, that is, before the beginning of October. According to Kommersant’s sources in the regional and city government, the deputies will not rush: Sergey Kotlyarov will work in status and. O. The all -allotted time, and the City Council will choose the new mayor after the governor’s elections, which will be held on September 14.
In this case, instead of the competition, a new procedure will be applied, provided for by the federal law on local self -government entering into force in June, within the framework of which the governor’s candidates for mayor of the regional capital are offered by the governor (see. « Kommersant » from March 27).
Press Secretary of Alexander Khinshtein Irina Pospelova did not answer the question “Kommersant” about the probability of such a scenario. Mr. Khinshtein himself in the Telegram channel restrained the appointment and. O. The mayor, stating the need for changes: “The chicken are worthy of another, much better life. I believe that we can make a 1000-year-old city with a real pride of the whole country! I expect that Sergey Alexandrovich (Kotlyarov. – « Kommersant ») will actively join this work. ”
Political scientist Vladimir Slatinov believes that a pause until September will help to avoid reducing the controllability of the city: “This gives the city authorities the opportunity to improve the situation. If there are no positive changes, then after the election the governor will be able to justify the need to reboot the administration. ” According to the expert, the current problems in the field of improvement and infrastructure of Kursk will become a serious challenge for Sergei Kotlyarov.
