PODGORICA, 05.06.2020. – The competition for the election of members of the council of the future Radio Television Podgorica has ended and a session of the Committee for Election and Appointment is expected in the coming days, at which the list of proposals will be confirmed.
The deadline for submitting proposals, as announced by Mihailo Andjusic, president of the Committee for Election and Appointment, expired on Monday, June 1.
“As of June 1, the Committee for the Election and Appointment of the Assembly of the Capital received nine proposals. According to the obligation from the public invitation and the decision, we will hold a board session within eight days, at which we will determine the list of timely and complete proposals. After that, within 15 days, we will hold the second session at which we will determine the final proposal of the council members “, stated Andjusic.
The Council has five members appointed and dismissed by the Capital City Assembly, and will serve for five years. His obligation, among other things, is to adopt the statute, elect and dismiss the President of the Council from members of the Council, appoint and dismiss the Executive Director, adopt an act on the internal organization and systematization of jobs…
Radio Television Podgorica will have 46 employees, and according to the data of the Capital, ten journalists and seven presenters will work on the new television, radio and internet portal, while the rest are administrative workers, director, editor-in-chief of media services. This is stated in the information on the key elements of the establishment of the local public broadcaster Radio Television Podgorica, which was prepared by the local authorities.
The future television will produce informative, political-economic program, entertainment, documentary-cultural, sports and children’s programs, and the functioning of Radio Podgorica and the internet portal will be connected to television.
According to the Capital’s estimate, 734,000 euros will be needed annually to finance the city’s television.
By registering this local public broadcaster, there will be a total of 15 in Montenegro. So far, the following have been registered: Radio Andrijevica, Radio Berane, Radio Bijelo Polje, Radio and Television Budva, Radio Cetinje, Radio Danilovgrad, Radio and Television Herceg Novi, Radio Kotor, Radio and Television Nikšić, Radio Tivat, Radio Ulcinj, Radio Bar, Radio and Television Rožaje and Television Pljevlja.