Acting Supervisor of Brcko Gerhard Sontheim today appointed Mr. Ahmet Dervisevic to the position of Head of Department of Public Safety of the Government of Brcko District of BiH. Mr. Dervisevic will serve until elections are held for the Brcko District Assembly and an elected Government assumes office.
The Department of Public Safety is a new department created through the process of restructuring of the Brcko District Government. The Department concentrates services of fire-department, inspections, de-mining, and civil protection. Its practical importance rests with the ability to provide coordinated response to natural disasters and other public crisis situations.
Mr. Sontheim congratulated Mr. Dervisevic to his appointment and expressed his confidence that he will perform his duty in serving the Brcko District Community, bound only by his conscience, the Statute of the District and the interests of all peoples.
Mr. Sontheim also welcomed the appointment by the Mayor of the Brcko District of Mr. Brano Jovicic to the position of Chief Coordinator of the Government.