“I will not accept punitive ecology or caricatures”

This Saturday afternoon, the elected officials met for an extraordinary municipal council in order to elect their new mayor. In addition, Obliged to resign following his conviction for embezzlement of public funds, Philippe Cochet thus ceded his scarf to Bastien Joint.

A candidate appointed by the majority. Nevertheless, the young city councilor delegated aged 30 should have been elected on January 18, but the appeals of the resigning mayor had finally pushed the deadline.

Before the holidays. Nevertheless, Bastien Joint was elected in an armchair, with 37 votes: those of his majority and those of the Caluire group in the heart.

In the presence of many mayors of the agglomeration. the new LR councilor shared its “pride” and his “honor” “i will not accept punitive to be elected, evoking his “Moved for (its) predecessors who have made Caluire what it is today”. And quote Philippe Cochet, “Each one of which knows the commitment and attachment to Caluire”.

Bastien Joint obviously mentioned the Urban Farm of Caluire, whose project he has piloted from the start. And warned environmentalists of the Metropolis of Lyon as well as his opposition that he would not accept “Neither punitive ecology. nor caricatures”.

Fabrice Matteucci. elected opposition and boss of the Rhône PS federation, did not give him his congratulations and castigated a team of assistants, “Layer of the previous one” and the fact that he lent “allegiance to the mayor removed by a court decision”. While environmentalists advocated the return to a peaceful dialogue.

Bastien Joint then passed an increase of 15% of his allowances, as well as those of his 12 assistants. From 3,699.47 euros gross monthly, the compensation “i will not accept punitive of mayor Caluirard climbs to 4,254.39 euros. While those of the assistants go from 1210.96 to 1392.60 euros.