Did the Odesa Authorities Finally Hear Odesa Residents?
Green Leaf recently wrote that concerned Odesa residents who gather outside City Hall every Saturday appealed to the city authorities demanding that city-budget funds be directed to combat units of the Defense Forces of Ukraine rather than to non-priority expenditures. The collective letter was submitted to Odesa City Council on May 13 and, during May 13–14, was sent electronically through the deputy portal to every member of Odesa City Council.
And, surprisingly enough, the people of Odesa were heard.
On May 20, Odesa Mayor’s Order No. 400 of May 20, 2024 was issued, convening an extraordinary session for May 22.
An analysis of the draft decisions published on the city’s official website on May 21 shows that the city authorities want to urgently allocate UAH 36 million from the free balance of budget funds to our renowned brigades. Deputies are therefore being asked to support both amendments to the budget and changes to the municipal target program “Safe City Odesa.”
We also recall that the collective appeal referred to a free balance of UAH 945 million that should be directed to financing the urgent needs of combat units of the Defense Forces of Ukraine.
We hope that this UAH 36 million is only the first step by the managers hired by the people of Odesa toward carrying out the will of Odesa residents.