Municipal Council

General presentations

• 1104262 – Local Government Act, Bill 726 for consultation

  A submission from the Committee Office of the Althingi, sent by email on 15 April 2011, requesting a review of the Bill on Municipal Government – matter 726, see the Althingi website http://www.althingi.is – parliamentary business.

  Submitted.;

• 0805023 – State Forestry in Kapelluhraun, contract

  The acting town solicitor attended the meeting and reported on discussions with the State Forestry Service.

  For information.;

• 1104374 – Gendered Economics. Conference and Course

  The agendas for the conference and course to be held on 4 and 5 May have been submitted.

  Presented for information.;

• 1011405 – Leisure vehicle, collaboration, extension

  A proposal from Pálmar Sigurðsson, on behalf of the Frístundabíllinn, was submitted by email on 26 April 2011, requesting an extension of the collaboration with the City of Hafnarfjörður for the autumn term 2011.

  Submitted. The Town Council also refers the matter to the ongoing review of within-town traffic.;

• 1104347 – Loan refinancing

  Gudmundur Hjaltason from Saga Investment Bank attended the meeting and went over the matter.

  For information.;

• 1104033-1 – Bus company, methane vehicles

  Björn H. Halldórsson from Sorpa bs, Reynir Jónsson from Strætó bs and Ellý Katrín Guðmundsdóttir from the Environment and Transport Department of the City of Reykjavík attended the meeting and presented ideas regarding the purchase of methane buses.

  The Town Council thanks you for an informative presentation and agrees on the importance of further developing environmentally friendly transport.;

Grants

• 1101009 – Council Grants 2011

  The applications that are outstanding will be reconsidered.

  The Town Council agrees that the SAMAN group be granted a grant of kr. 50,000, to be taken from the Town Council's grant-making budget, accounting code 21-815.
  

  The Althingi first passed laws on housewives' leave in 1960, and the current legislation dates from 1972. The laws were enacted in the spirit of the time and are based on the society of that era.

  A bill to repeal the Law on Housewives' Annual Leave, No. 53/1972 was presented to the 138th Parliament in 2009 ? 2010, as well as the Equality Authority having responded to an enquiry from the Vestmannaeyjar municipality in 2007, stating that it considered it likely that the Maternity Leave Act constituted a breach of the Act on the Equal Status and Equal Rights of Women and Men. It is also pointed out that the 1972 Act is based on a rise in a price index that no longer exists, and the calculated contribution by local authorities according to it is unrealistic. The social impact that housewives' holidays have had on the women who have taken them cannot be underestimated. If the law is repealed, the holiday committees can continue to organise trips if they so choose. The involvement of the municipalities would be voluntary and, most importantly, residents would not be discriminated against on the basis of sex. Today, every means must be sought to economise and prioritise funds. In light of the above, the Hafnarfjörður Town Council agrees to grant the housing holiday committee a group subsidy on this occasion, based on the number of participants per trip. Furthermore, the Association of Icelandic Municipalities will be contacted to take the lead in reviewing the legislation. The Town Council agrees to grant the Senior Citizens' Travel Committee a comparable group grant, based on information regarding the number of participants.

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