▁election , ▁Bridge ▁of ▁Independent ▁List s ▁won ▁ 9 . 9 7 % ▁of ▁the ▁vote ▁in ▁county ▁elections ▁and ▁entered ▁the ▁County ▁Assembly ▁of ▁the ▁Dub rov nik - N er et va ▁County . ▁ ▁As ▁mayor , ▁Pet rov ▁cut ▁his ▁and ▁the ▁city ▁coun c ill ors ' ▁w age ▁to ▁the ▁minimum . ▁F inding ▁a ▁city ▁deb t ▁of ▁ 1 7 . 6 ▁million , ▁he ▁managed ▁to ▁bring ▁it ▁down ▁by ▁ 6 . 4 ▁million , ▁or ▁ 3 6 %. ▁His ▁deput ies ▁work ▁as ▁volunte ers , ▁while ▁the ▁coun c ill ors ' ▁fe es ▁amount ▁to ▁a ▁symbol ic ▁ 1 ▁H R K . ▁Pet rov ▁abol ished ▁also ▁the ▁compens ation ▁to ▁the ▁members ▁of ▁super vis ory ▁bo ards ▁and ▁management ▁coun c ils , ▁and ▁representation ▁exp enses ▁decre ased ▁by ▁ 1 0 ▁times ▁and ▁travel ▁costs ▁by ▁ 8 ▁times . ▁He ▁also ▁terminated ▁several ▁expensive ▁public ▁contract s , ▁and ▁introduced ▁trans par ency ▁in ▁public ▁sp ending . ▁His ▁work ▁to ▁san it ize ▁the ▁city ' s ▁budget ▁got ▁him ▁to ▁be ▁declared ▁the ▁best ▁mayor ▁in ▁the ▁region . ▁After ▁having ▁hal ved ▁the ▁city ▁deb t , ▁he ▁increased ▁the ▁sal aries ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁administration , ▁but ▁they ▁remained ▁ 3 0 % ▁lower ▁than ▁they ▁were ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁he ▁took ▁office ▁as ▁mayor . ▁▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁Parliament ▁election ▁ ▁For ▁the ▁