<article>Z the town hall in Pardubice, officials are moving out; the building awaits repairs.</article>

Pardubice - In Pardubice, the gradual relocation of officials from the historic town hall at Pernštýn Square has begun. By the end of the year, employees must vacate the southern wing. In January, craftsmen will start working in it to address the emergency condition of the building. Nataša Hradní from the magistrate told ČTK today.

The officials based here will work in alternative spaces for about six months, Hradní stated.

The secretary and his office will begin operating in the magistrate's building on Štrossova Street from Monday. During December, employees of the Department of Education, Culture and Sports will gradually move out of the southern wing. They will temporarily be located above the information center. Phone contacts for all workplaces remain unchanged.

The political representation, namely the mayor and his deputies, as well as the head of the mayor's office, will move to two apartments on Třída Míru 90. The personnel department will be in the side wing of the town hall at Pernštýn Square, while the external relations section will temporarily acquire offices in the adjacent building no. 117, and the press section will temporarily relocate to building no. 3.

During the reconstruction, the main entrance to the magistrate's building will be closed. Access to the northern part of the building, where the economic department is located, and to the side wings of the town hall, will be from Werner's Embankment, and to other buildings through Mázhaus or from building no. 117.

"During the reconstruction, it will not be possible to ensure barrier-free access to some agendas. The magistrate will gradually inform about changes on its website," Hradní stated.

Partial reconstruction of the cultural monument can no longer be postponed. Mycological surveys have shown that the ceilings of the building, constructed at the end of the 19th century, have been damaged by wood-destroying fungi. Even treatment of the wooden structures during the reconstruction in 1993 and 1994 did not stop them. The repairs of the town hall will be ensured by the magistrate in four phases and will cost more than 66 million crowns.

"The historical building will also undergo the reconstruction of floors, sanitary facilities, window replacements, and outdated electrical installations. An intervention by restorers will be necessary, as they will ultimately work on repairing the preserved mosaic floors as well as the stucco ornamental decorations in the hallways and the main staircase," Hradní added.