Municipal Director

Mediator between politics, citizens and administration

Georg Wuzella (47) has been Director of the Municipal Administration and head of around 1,000 employees since November 1.(Bild: Stadt Villach / Marta Gillner Photography)

14 days after his official inauguration, the "Kärntner Krone" met the new Villach Municipal Director Georg Wuzella for an interview. His stations, his goals and artificial intelligence.

Georg Wuzella was unanimously elected as the new municipal director in the municipal council on October 11. He has been in office since November 1 and is responsible for more than 1,000 employees.

The magistrate's staff work for the city and its citizens. The Municipal Directorate is the coordination office.

Magistratsdirektor Georg Wuzella

The lawyer knows the city council inside out - he started in the Department for Nature Conservation and Environmental Protection in 2015. He was then Head of the Legal Department and then Head of Business Group 4 (Society, Education and Law) from 2022 to 2024. "I have recently been working intensively on the shortage of nursery school teachers," says Wuzella.

Applying for the position of municipal director was the next logical step for the 47-year-old. Georg Wuzella sees his future role as a mediator and coordinator. "The aim is to bring the departments, employees, politicians and citizens together."

AI should free up employees
Among other things, Wuzella wants to promote the use of artificial intelligence within the city council. "I believe that AI will enable us to free up employees for other areas, such as services for citizens."