Munich’s Lord Mayor Dieter Reiter has resigned from his position at FC Bayern with immediate effect. Following growing criticism of his sideline activities at the record champions, the SPD politician has now drawn the consequences – and at the same time announced that he will donate all of his income from these activities
The decision comes just a few days before the mayoral election in Munich and has already attracted a great deal of attention in the town hall
As Munich City Hall announced, Reiter has resigned from his position on the supervisory board of FC Bayern as well as his position as chairman of the administrative advisory board with immediate effect
The 66-year-old explained that the trust of the people of Munich was his top priority. „The trust of the people of Munich is my top priority,“ said Reiter in an official statement. It had been made clear to him that a clear and unequivocal decision was necessary
He then immediately informed FC Bayern „that I am resigning from both my position on the Supervisory Board and my position as Chairman of the Advisory Board with immediate effect“
Criticism due to additional income
The discussion was triggered by the remuneration from Reiter’s work on the administrative advisory board of the German record champions. The accusation was that the Lord Mayor had not submitted the payment for this secondary activity to the city council and therefore had not had it approved
Shortly before the mayoral election, this developed into a political debate that ultimately led to his withdrawal from the Bayern committees
In his statement, Reiter also addressed the amount of his income, stating that he had received a total of 90,000 euros since 2021 through his work on the administrative advisory board
The politician emphasized that this income had been duly taxed, but that he now wanted to use the entire amount for social purposes
The money is to go to two projects: the children and youth project „Mini München“ and the integration association „Bunt kickt gut“
According to Reiter, further details on the matter will be explained in a draft resolution for the Munich City Council and to the government of Upper Bavaria.