The Odessa City Council was convened for an extraordinary session following the failure

Ihor Koval, acting mayor of Odesa, ordered the convening of an extraordinary session of the city council. This is already the fifth attempt to hold such a meeting.

Accordingto the press service of the Odesa municipal government, Ihor Koval signed the corresponding order on September 29.

Interestingly, the meeting has been scheduled for a month from now and is classified as an extraordinary session, even though this format is typically used for making urgent decisions. The meeting is scheduled for October 28.

The preliminary agenda includes 45 draft resolutions. Among them are amendments to the municipal budget and the budget forecast for 2027–2029, the imposition of a moratorium on the public use of Russian-language cultural products in Odesa, the renaming of geographical features, changes to the composition of the executive committee, as well as a series of decisions on the reorganization and approval of the charters of the city’s municipal educational and healthcare institutions—specifically children’s clinics, hospitals, and primary healthcare centers.

On September 9, the Odessa City Council session was ended prematurely without considering a single draft resolution. City Council Secretary and Acting Mayor Ihor Koval accused the “Trust the Deeds” faction of blocking the council’s work.

Attempts to hold a session of the Odesa City Council have been ongoing since July. On July 8, the meeting did not take place because a quorum was not reached. At that time, July 10 was initially announced as the date for the rescheduled session, then changed to July 14, and later reverted to July 10, but a quorum was again not reached. Ultimately, a number of agenda items were set aside for a separate special session, which took place on July 14. 

Ірина Глухова