The public institution Museums and Galleries of Budva has sent an urgent request to Prime Minister Milojko Spajić, the Ministry of Culture and Media, the Ministry of Public Administration, and the President of the Parliament of Montenegro, Andrija Mandić, to urgently react and prevent, as they claim, the illegal election of the new Council of the largest cultural institution in Budva.
The urgency that was delivered to Vijesti was signed by the director of the Museum and Gallery of Budva, Lucija Đurašković.
The letter for urgent response was also delivered to the President of the Municipal Assembly (MA) of Budva, Petar Odžić, the Secretariat for Social Affairs, and the Union of Free Trade Unions of Montenegro (USSCG).
At tomorrow's session of the Budva Municipal Assembly, the agenda will include the election of the new Council of the Public Institution Museums and Galleries of Budva, and it has been proposed that Branka Čvorović be the president, and Rajka Kujundžijević, Luka Vlatković, Safet Šabotić and Ivana Tomašević be the members.
"We would like to inform you that the Municipality of Budva has been trying to appoint the Council of the Public Institution Museums and Galleries of Budva illegally on several occasions. Namely, on the agenda of the 5th session of the Budva Municipal Assembly, which will be held on April 2, members of the Council of the Public Institution Museums and Galleries of Budva were proposed. However, among the proposed members of the Council of the Public Institution Museums and Galleries of Budva, no member of the Council from among the employees of the Public Institution Museums and Galleries of Budva was proposed, although Article 43 of the Law on Culture stipulates that the Council of the Public Institution has a president and four members, one of whom is from among the employees of the public institution. Also, Article 13 of the Statute of the Institution No. 690 of 08.07.2014 prescribes the procedure and method of determining candidates from among the employees for appointment to the management body, i.e. the Council of the Institution, while Article 16 prescribes the method of representing employees by the same," the letter emphasizes.
As added, a member of the Council of a public institution founded by the state, in addition to a member of the Council from among employees, shall be appointed an established creator or an established expert in a field of importance for the development of culture.
"A member of the Council of a public institution founded by the Municipality, in addition to a member of the Council from among the employees, shall be appointed as a creator or expert in a field of importance for the development of culture. Furthermore, Article 22 of the Statute stipulates that until the election of a new director, the function shall be performed by the previous director, while Article 25 stipulates that if the Council adopts an act or decision that, in the opinion of the director, is contrary to the Law or regulations of the founder, the director cannot implement it, and if the Council, even after a warning, maintains its decision, the director shall suspend the implementation of that decision, or act of the Council, until the competent authority makes a decision. We hereby address you with the aim of taking all necessary actions within your jurisdiction, in order to prevent violations of the Law on Culture and the Statute of the Public Institution Museums and Galleries of Budva, all in order to protect the interests of employees," the letter states.
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