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Kyrgyz Mayor Fired Over Failure to Implement Salary Raise Decree

From 24.kg · () Russian

Translated from Russian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • The mayor of Kara-Kul, Edilbek Tajymyrzayev, was dismissed for failing to properly implement a presidential decree regarding salary increases.
  • The issue arose when a cultural center employee reported that a promised 100% salary raise for April was not reflected in May's pay.
  • An investigation found that the city mayor's office submitted incorrect financial calculations, leading to the delayed salary adjustments.

The mayor of Kara-Kul in Kyrgyzstan's Jalal-Abad region, Edilbek Tajymyrzayev, has been dismissed from his post due to improper execution of a presidential decree concerning salary increases. The decision was announced by Dairbek Orunbekov, head of the presidential administration's information policy service.

The mayor's office of Kara-Kul city sent incorrect calculations to the Ministry of Finance regarding the need for additional funds.

— Dairbek OrunbekovExplaining the reason for the incorrect salary calculations.

The situation came to light when an employee at the "Energetik" Cultural Center in Kara-Kul complained about their salary. While April's pay included a 100% increase as mandated, the subsequent month's salary reverted to the previous lower amount. This discrepancy prompted an investigation into the city's financial management.

Orunbekov explained that the city mayor's office had submitted inaccurate calculations to the Ministry of Finance. Consequently, May's salaries were processed based on outdated figures, failing to incorporate the presidential decree's mandated raise. Following the investigation, additional funding was allocated to the "Energetik" Cultural Center, and all employees' salaries have been recalculated to reflect the correct increase.

Since financing for May was carried out according to old calculations, salaries were paid without the increase stipulated by the presidential decree.

— Dairbek OrunbekovDetailing how the incorrect calculations affected employee pay.

In related news, the president had previously removed Tajymyrzayev from his position and appointed Azamat Turdubekov as the new mayor of Kara-Kul.

After an inspection of the 'Energetik' Cultural Center, additional funding was allocated, and the salaries of all employees were recalculated.

— Dairbek OrunbekovDescribing the resolution of the salary issue.
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Originally published by 24.kg in Russian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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