An unusual warning caught the attention of a small town in northern Italy. In Caino, a town of just over two thousand inhabitants... province of BresciaA sign on the door of the civil registry office states that "it is forbidden to be born, die, and marry."
According to an article published in La RepubblicaOn Friday, the notice was posted by Mayor Cesare Sambrici after the civil registry and registry office, equivalent to a notary's office, ran out of staff to serve the public.
The notice was posted on March 12 and states that, "until further notice," it is also prohibited to "go to this office for any procedure."
Staff shortage
According to the mayor, the problem began when the person in charge of the sector had to take time off work for personal reasons. for about ten months.
“We’ve known about this for some time and tried to find a solution quickly, but the emergency arose because we recently lost three other employees as well,” Sambrici told the newspaper.
In recent months, three employees left the municipality to work for other public administrations. One was hired by the province, another by the Brescia city hall, and a third went to work for a municipality closer to home.
The mayor stated that small towns have difficulty retaining employees. "Small municipalities like ours, unfortunately, are not attractive, and as soon as they can, people take civil service exams to work elsewhere."
Reduced team
According to the mayor, until December of last year the city hall had nine full-time employees and one social worker. Now there are only four left.
Sambrici reported that he requested assistance from the local government to try and obtain temporary staff from larger municipalities while the situation is being resolved.
He also explained that the law prevents the immediate hiring of replacements when public servants transfer to another administration. The municipality must wait six months before opening a new position.
Meanwhile, the city government is trying to maintain basic services.
"Yesterday I personally issued a residency certificate," said the mayor, reporting that he himself had issued a document for a resident.
A retired former employee who worked in the sector for 42 years also offered to help, although he needs to adapt to the new digital system adopted by the city hall.
Poster with a humorous tone.
The notice placed on the door of the building ended up attracting the attention of the residents.
According to the mayor, the idea was to use humor to explain the situation.
"I decided to embrace self-deprecation because I firmly believe that life is much better with a smile," Sambrici stated.
He acknowledged that some people may have found the initiative strange, but stressed that documents can wait.
"The only thing that's truly fundamental is health, while any other document can wait."
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