Brno City Assembly – Brno City Council – Members of the Brno City Council
Brno City Assembly
It is the highest body of the city's self-government. The Brno City Assembly is entitled, among other things, to approve the city development program, the city budget and generally binding decrees in matters of independent competence. It elects the mayor, his/her deputies and other members of the Brno City Council from among its members, determines the number of long-term, full-time members of the City Council, establishes and dissolves committees and elects their chairmen and other members, and performs other activities under the Municipalities Act. The Assembly is also entitled to award honorary citizenship of the city and the City of Brno Awards. Meetings of the Assembly are public, meetings are governed by the Rules of Procedure.
Brno City Council
It is the executive body of the City of Brno in the area of independent competence, has 11 members, is made up of the mayor, his/her deputies and other councillors. In the area of delegated competence, it is for the Council to decide only if the law so provides. It issues city regulations, ensures the management of the city according to the approved budget and has the right to approve some budgetary measures. It manages the activities of commissions and the Brno City Municipality in the area of independent competence and assigns them tasks. It appoints and dismisses the heads of departments of the Brno City Municipality. In the exercise of its independent competence, the Brno City Council is responsible to the Brno City Assembly.
Members of the Brno City Council
Mayor of Brno: Jakub Hruška
(Lidovci a Starostové)
Responsible for the city’s budget and financing, cyber security, and strategic projects.
1st Deputy Mayor of Brno: Kamila Zlatušková
(ODS, TOP 09 a nezávislí)
Deputises for the mayor when he is not present, executing the full range of the mayor’s powers and duties. Together with the mayor she signs the legal regulations of the City and the minutes of the Brno City Assembly and Brno City Council meetings.
She is responsible for the areas of sports and international relations.
2nd Deputy Mayor of Brno: Natálie Vencovská
(Zelené Brno)
Responsible for environment and sustainable development.
3rd Deputy Mayor of Brno: Irena Matonohová
(Lidovci a Starostové)
Responsible for education, youth affairs, and participatory budget.
4th Deputy Mayor of Brno: Marie Jílková
(Lidovci a Starostové)
Responsible for health care, social welfare, strategic planning, and renting of municipal flats.
Other members of the Brno City Council
Matyáš Svoboda
(ODS, TOP 09 a nezávislí)
Responsible for municipal property, property administration, and housing development.
Kateřina Basel
(Lidovci a Starostové)
Responsible for spatial planning and development, public spaces, and municipal energy.
Tereza Karafiátová
(Lidovci a Starostové)
Responsible for investments and European funds.
Tomáš Aberl
(ODS, TOP 09 a nezávislí)
Responsible for IT, strategic development, and innovations.
Adam Zemek
(Piráti a Fakt Brno TU!)
Responsible for transportation and mobility.
Jana Tichá Janulíková
(Za Lužánky)
Responsible for culture, heritage preservation, marketing, and tourism.
Political parties
Lidovci a Starostové – Brno blíž lidem: Christian Democrats and Mayors – Brno Closer to the People
ODS, TOP 09 a nezávislí: Civic Democrats, TOP 09, and Independents
Zelené Brno: Brno Greens
Piráti a Fakt Brno TU!: TU! – Czech Pirate Party and the Fakt Brno movement
Za Lužánky: For Lužánky