Who makes decisions about Beernem?
Three levels of government each decide on their own topics.
Your municipality
The municipal council and the mayor and aldermen decide on matters such as streets, waste collection, sports halls, libraries and the public social welfare centre.
We do not show municipal council decisions yet: there is no open data for all municipalities yet.
Flemish Parliament
The Flemish Parliament decides on matters such as education, housing, mobility, the environment, child benefit and care.
Recently discussed
- Call for transparency on budget cuts and advertising plans at VRT
- Proposal to shift funds towards fixing dangerous Flemish cycle paths
- Proposal to postpone and review cultural budget cuts in Flanders
Federal Chamber
The Chamber decides on matters such as pensions, taxes, justice, the police, defence and health insurance.
Recently discussed
- New rules for sustainability reporting by companies
- Protection of geographical indications for craft and industrial products
- Proposal for a national pact to improve disease prevention
What did the municipal council decide?
The items the municipal council dealt with in recent months. Items about individuals (staff, permits, councillors’ questions…) are shown without details.
Meeting of 17 September 2026
- Other item (see the details at the municipality)
- Reglement overwelven van baangrachten
- Kennisgeving beslissing agentschap binnenlands bestuur (ABB) n.a.v. klacht tegen de gemeenteraadsbeslissing van 23 april 2026 waarbij het bestek voor de overheidsopdracht betreffende de ontwerpopdracht voor de realisatie van een nieuw sociaal huis werd goedgekeurd
- Other item (see the details at the municipality)
- Gemeenteschool - fietslease goedkeuring fietspolicy
- Fietspad Torenweg: goedkeuring aanbestedingsdossier
- Riolering zijstraten Akkerstraat-Beverhoutsveldstraat: goedkeuring lastvoorwaarden, gunningswijze en raming
- Other item (see the details at the municipality)
- Other item (see the details at the municipality)
- Goedkeuring notulen gemeenteraadszitting van 18 juni 2026
- Other item (see the details at the municipality)
- Other item (see the details at the municipality)
- Moderniseren en toegankelijker maken van de bibliotheek (Open BIB) - goedkeuring bestek en lastenvoorwaarden
- Other item (see the details at the municipality)
- Question or interpellation from a councillor
- Aanvullend reglement: Uitbreiding zone 30 in de Beekstraat
- Other item (see the details at the municipality)
- Politiezone Het Houtsche - mandaat burgemeester goedkeuren begroting 2027 en begrotingswijziging 2026 van de politiezone binnen het politiecollege
- Make-up of the municipal council or the board of aldermen (oath, resignation, replacement)
- Mededelingen bij de opening van de zitting
- Politiezone Het Houtsche - goedkeuring gemeentelijke dotatie dj. 2027
Source: Lokaal Beslist (Flemish government), published by the municipality.
How does Beernem handle money?
From the 2024 annual accounts of the municipality and the public social welfare centre combined. Amounts per inhabitant, so you can compare municipalities.
Revenue
€ 2,232 per inhabitant
taxes, money from higher authorities, charges…
21% less than the Flemish average
Spending
€ 2,220 per inhabitant
day-to-day running and investments
23% less than the Flemish average
Debt
€ 1,224 per inhabitant
what the municipality still has to repay on its loans
about the same as the Flemish average
Does the municipality have money left over? Yes: after day-to-day running costs and repaying loans, € 255 per inhabitant was left to invest.
What did Beernem spend the most on?
Breakdown of spending on day-to-day running (excluding investments).
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Governance and administration the town hall, staff, service desks and buildings 27%
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Care and social assistance Public social welfare centre, childcare, care for older people and help for people in poverty 21%
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Culture, sport and leisure library, sports hall, cultural centre and youth work 12%
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Police and fire service the contribution to the police zone and the emergency services zone 9%
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Waste, nature and environment waste collection, sewers, parks and green spaces 9%
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Housing and building building permits, social housing and neighbourhoods 8%
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Schools and education municipal schools, school buildings and academies 7%
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Roads and mobility streets, pavements, cycle paths and parking 4%
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Loans and finances interest on loans and collecting taxes 2%
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Business and employment markets, local economy and employment 2%
In 2014 the municipality spent € 1,369 per inhabitant; in 2024, € 2,220 (in euros of that year, not adjusted for inflation).
Source: Flemish Agency for Home Affairs, Gemeente- en Stadsmonitor (BBC-DR). Your municipality's budget and multi-year plan can be found in the BBC-beleidstool.
Subsidies for organisations from Beernem
In 2025, 110 organisations from Beernem received a total of € 14.3 million in subsidies.
The municipal administration itself often also receives subsidies from higher levels of government. Self-employed people and other individuals are not counted here.
Who received the most?
- GEMEENTE BEERNEM € 8,262,266
- 4VELD € 2,304,101
- RUSTERLOO WOON - EN ZORGCENTRUM € 1,660,244
- OPENBAAR CENTRUM VOOR MAATSCHAPPELIJK WELZIJN VAN BEERNEM € 890,060
- BIELIZZ € 315,939
Work contracted out by public bodies in Beernem
These are the larger public contracts of public bodies with their address in this municipality: the municipality itself, but also, for example, a hospital, a school or a ministry.
We have not found any large public contracts from public bodies in this municipality yet.
Companies from Beernem that won government work
In 2026, companies and organisations from Beernem won 7 public contracts across Belgium.
- FALCON TACTICAL SOLUTIONS 3 contracts
- CLEANLEASE 2 contracts
- EXTRA-POWER 1 contract
- BARTAM 1 contract
What is not here yet?
- The decisions of your municipal council.
- Smaller public contracts, below the European thresholds.