Alexander Hetjes (CDU) has been in office as Lord Mayor of Bad Homburg v. d. Höhe since September 18, 2015. The family man grew up in Bad Homburg and, as head of the town, still (naturally) lives in the spa town. After graduating from the Philipp-Reis-Schule in Friedrichsdorf in 1999, he trained as an insurance salesman at Alte Leipziger, after which he worked as a self-employed businessman and entrepreneur for more than ten years.
Hetjes has been active in local politics in Bad Homburg for almost 20 years. in 1996, he joined the Junge Union, and two years later he also became a member of the CDU. He was active in various board positions in both organizations. in 2001, Hetjes was elected as a city councillor and worked on specialist committees and administrative boards. in 2006, he was elected deputy leader of the CDU parliamentary group. From 2011 until he took office as Lord Mayor, he was CDU parliamentary group leader.
The Equal Opportunities Officer is responsible for equal opportunities for women and men in the city administration on the basis of the Hessian Equal Opportunities Act (HGlG). She monitors the implementation of the law and supports the department management in its implementation. To this end, it is involved or takes the initiative in all personnel, social and organizational measures.
The HGlG is implemented on the basis of the women's promotion plan of the Bad Homburg v.d.Höhe municipal administration.
The "Central Administration" department provides both administrative management tasks and internal services for the city administration:
- Personnel management/job plan, job evaluation
- Personnel recruitment, support and development
- Training of junior staff
- Realization of equal opportunities for women and men among employees
- Administrative organization, business distribution plan
- Various organizational services (central purchasing, mailroom, in-house print shop, etc.)
- Provision and support of information and telecommunications technology
With 14 employees, the Personnel Service is responsible for around 1,000 tariff employees, civil servants, trainees and interns in the 15 departments and 6 staff units. In addition to recruitment, personnel administration and support as well as payroll accounting, other key areas of work include occupational health and safety, training and further education, job management and the planning and implementation of the personnel budget, which currently amounts to around 44 million euros annually.
You can find job vacancies in our job portal.
The Organization product area is made up of six different service areas, which are used by the entire city administration in a variety of ways. The service areas include the Central Post Office. The staffing plan and general organizational development are also managed by this product area.
E-Government is responsible for the implementation of projects and laws relating to digitalization. Other responsibilities include the development and implementation of a Group-wide digitalization strategy, the implementation of the OZG, process management, the introduction of e-files, financial digitalization, electronic legal transactions, the introduction of software and platforms within the city administration and change management.
Responsible for the municipal council, the city council, local advisory councils, committees, foreigners' advisory council, honors, honorary office and town twinning.
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The task of city marketing is to develop a city mission statement and the "Bad Homburg" brand as well as to communicate and market these at a local, regional and international level. City marketing carries out image-promoting campaigns and events and is jointly responsible for Bad Homburg's digital image. City marketing also includes the city mangament, which develops measures to sustainably strengthen the city center and the sustainable development of inner-city retail.
The "CDO/Information Technology and Digitization" department is responsible for all information technology in the town hall and the branch offices. The department's tasks include system, network and database administration, operating the servers, supporting employees with general PC-related questions and operating the specialist applications.
The technical support and coordination of the Internet portal of the city administration and all affiliated companies and institutions is also carried out here.
The "Urban drainage" product area is responsible for the discharge of wastewater and water maintenance. This includes the construction and maintenance of drainage channels. It approves the discharge of domestic and commercial wastewater into the sewer system, arranges for indirect discharger inspections and provides information and advice on property drainage. Furthermore, the wastewater bylaws are updated, the paved areas for the rainwater fee are determined and fee refunds are processed.
Dr. Oliver Jedynak (CDU) has been in office as Mayor of Bad Homburg v. d. Höhe since 16 July 2021. He grew up in the spa town and finished his school career in 2011 with the Abitur at Kaiserin-Friedrich-Gymnasium. This was followed by a law degree at Frankfurt's Goethe University, which he completed in 2016. He then completed his doctorate in commercial criminal law and passed his second state examination at Frankfurt Higher Regional Court in 2020. He then worked as a lawyer in a major Frankfurt law firm.
Dr. Oliver Jedynak has been politically active for 15 years. he joined the Junge Union in 2006 at the age of 14 and became a member of the CDU two years later. He was active in various board positions in both organizations. in 2011, he was elected to the city council, served on various specialist committees and was chairman of the CDU parliamentary group from 2015 until he took office as mayor.
Dr. Oliver Jedynak is also Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors of Kur- und Kongreß-GmbH and Bahnhof GmbH as well as a member of the Board of Directors of Spielbank.
The Procurement Office is responsible for carrying out national and Europe-wide award procedures for the procurement of works, supplies and services in compliance with procurement law on the basis of EU directives and in accordance with the Act against Restraints of Competition (GWB), the Procurement Ordinance (VgV), the Hessian Procurement and Collective Bargaining Act (HVTG), the Procurement and Contract Regulations for Construction Services (VOB) and the Sub-Threshold Procurement Regulations (UVgO). This ensures that the award procedures are carried out in compliance with the award principles
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You can requestwedding calendars, birth certificates, marriage certificates, civil partnership certificates and death certificates via our online portal.
The registry office team will always endeavor to process your request as quickly as possible. Nevertheless, we kindly ask for your understanding if it may take longer to process your request.
The city's sports office informs sports clubs about funding opportunities within the framework of the guidelines of the city of Bad Homburg v. d. Höhe for the promotion of sport.
The Sports Office is also responsible for the preparation and implementation of municipal sporting events such as the Kurparklauf, the "Grand Prix of the City" cycle race, sports awards and the "After Work Run". If you have any questions about sports sponsorship, please contact the sports office.
Please notice: If You are not a citizen of Bad Homburg but of another municipality in the Hochtaunuskreis You have to contact the office of the Hochtaunuskreis: click here. If You need general information about immigration please contact the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees: click here.
Please note: The Immigration Office of the city of Bad Homburg v.d.Höhe is only responsible for persons residing in Bad Homburg v. d. Höhe. If you live in one of the other towns and municipalities in the Hochtaunus district, you must contact the Hochtaunus district foreigners authority at the district administration office. Click here for the website.
Tobias Ottaviani has been a member of Bad Homburg v. d. Höhe City Council since February 15, 2024. After graduating from Humboldtschule in Bad Homburg in 2016, he successfully studied economics at Goethe University in Frankfurt am Main and received his Bachelor of Science in 2020. Since 2021, he has been studying for a Master's degree in Management at Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz. In addition to his studies, Tobias Ottaviani worked as a research assistant for the Hessian state parliament and for the Allianz agency Donath.
Tobias Ottaviani has been active in local politics in Bad Homburg since 2016. After graduating from high school, he became a member of the city council and the SPD's youth spokesperson. From 2018 until he took office as a city councillor, he was SPD parliamentary group leader.
The Spiel- und Lernstube is an intensive socio-educational service for school-age children and young people with high support needs in various areas.
The facility offers a wide range of recreational and educational activities, intensive homework supervision with special support, cooperative parental work and advice and a comprehensive internal and cross-administrative support system. In addition, a wide range of group activities and projects in line with the respective educational requirements and the individual developmental stage of the children and young people form an essential part of the conceptual work.
