Transparency
Where the group's money comes from, what it spends it on and whom it meets.
Finances and funding
Funding from the City of Münster and the group's expenditure, for each year once the accounts have been closed.
The group's figures for 2025 and 2026 will be published once the financial year has closed and the city administration has reviewed them.
Allowances
What councillors receive for their mandate.
| Councillor | Role | Basic allowance | Function allowance | Mobility reimbursement | Monthly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maren Berkenheide | Group leader | €591.20 | €1,182.40 | – | €1,773.60 |
| Sven Konopka | Chair of the citeq operations committee | €591.20 | €591.20 | €31.00 | €1,213.40 |
| Helene Goldbeck | Deputy group leader | €591.20 | – | €105.23 | €696.43 |
Function allowance for the group leader: twice the basic allowance; for chairing a committee, the single rate (Hauptsatzung § 10(6)). Maren Berkenheide's mobility reimbursement will be added later. Remuneration from supervisory boards and other committees and boards is listed below.
Meetings with interest groups
The organisations the group meets in connection with its council work.
| Date | Organisation | Topic | For the council group |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20/07/2026 | Interessenvertretung der Mietwagenbranche | Digitaler Austausch über Mindestbeförderungsentgelte | Sven Konopka, Sebastian Kappen |
| 29/06/2026 | DGB | Austausch über Wohnheime für Auszubildende | Maren Berkenheide |
| 01/06/2026 | Handwerkskammer Münster | Allgemeiner Austausch | Maren Berkenheide |
| 20/05/2026 | Goldbeck | Teilnahme am Stadtgespräch Münster | Sten Kramin |
| 24/04/2026 | Der Paritätische NRW | Auftaktveranstaltung „Parität trifft Politik“ | Milan Busch |
Disclosures
Dual roles and how the group deals with potential conflicts of interest.
Sven Konopka is a councillor for the Volt group and is also responsible, as a self-employed service provider, for IT support at the group office. He takes no part in decisions about his own engagement.
Documents
The coalition agreement, the election programme and other founding documents of the group.
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Agreement between the Greens, the SPD and Volt for the 2025–2030 council term (excluding the parties' contact page)
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Programme for the 2025 local elections – the basis of the group's council work (excluding the party's legal notice)
Archive of the council group 2020–2025
Documents from the period of the Volt council group on Münster City Council.
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Agreement between the council groups of the Greens and the SPD and the Volt council group, 2021–2025
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Programme for the 2020 local elections, the basis of the council group 2020–2025 (excluding the party's closing pages)