Category: News

Absentee voting

Atkvæðagreiðsla utan kjörfundar hófst í Perlunni 16. október. Utankjörfundaratkvæðagreiðsla á vegum sýslumannsins á höfuðborgarsvæðinu hófst 16. október í Perlunni í Öskjuhlíð, Reykjavík. Þar verður opið alla daga milli kl. 10 og 22. Á kjördag, laugardaginn 29. október, verður opið milli kl. 10 og 17 fyrir kjósendur sem eru á kjörskrá utan höfuðborgarsvæðisins. Nánari upplýsingar er […]

9 applied for the position of nursery manager

Hafnarfjarðarbær auglýsti fyrir skömmu stöðu leikskólastjóra á leikskólanum Hlíðarenda. Níu einstaklingar sóttu um stöðuna og var Árný Steindóra Steindórsdóttir valin úr hópi umsækjenda.  Árný var til fjögurra ára leikskólastjóri Hjalla í Hafnarfirði auk þess að sinna stöðu deildarstjóra, leikskólakennara, verkefnastjóra og leikskólafulltrúa fyrir leikskóla Hjallastefnunnar um árabil. Hún er með leikskólakennarapróf auk þess að vera […]

Autumn sweeping in Hafnarfjörður

Haustið er búið að vera fallegt hér í Hafnarfirðinum og litirnir í náttúrunni kostulegir. Nú eru lauf farin að falla af trjám og haustsópun því við það að hefjast hjá bænum. Í  haustsópun er farið yfir allar götur bæjarins, þær sópaðar og reynt að ná sem stærstum hluta af laufmassanum sem hefur fallið síðustu daga […]

Reorganisation of pension affairs – memorandum

Meðfylgjandi bókun var lögð fram á fundi bæjarráðs nú í morgun.  Bæjarráð Hafnarfjarðarkaupstaðar harmar að ekki skuli hafa tekist að ná niðurstöðu um nýskipan lífeyrismála opinberra starfsmanna. Í stað þess að mæta halla lífeyrissjóðanna með skuldayfirlýsingum sem kæmu til greiðslu á næstu þrjátíu árum stefnir að óbreyttu í að sveitarfélögin þurfi að standa undir hækkun […]

Neighbourhood consultation – South Harbour

Neighbourhood consultation – amendment to the detailed plan for Suðurhöfn, Óseyrarbraut 1–3 – The Planning and Building Committee of Hafnarfjörður, at its meeting on 4 October 2016, approved the local notification of a proposal for a minor amendment to the detailed plan for Suðurhöfn in Hafnarfjörður in accordance with section 1.  Article 44 of the Planning Act no. 123/2010. The change consists of concreting a pavement from the boundary of the plot at Óseyrarbraut 3 and […]

Charging for parking permits is lawful

It is quite common in the town of Hafnarfjörður for landowners to have containers on their plots of land. At the beginning of 2016, a decision was made to introduce a procedure whereby applications for temporary placement permits for containers would be required, and that a fee would be charged for them, in accordance with section 2.6.1. section 2.6.1.2 of the Building Regulations No. 112/2012 and the rules on siting permits which were approved by the Hafnarfjörður Town Council […]

Prevention Day is today.

Wednesday, 12th October is dedicated to prevention. The Prevention Day was first held in the autumn of 2006 and is dedicated to several pieces of advice that can prevent children and teenagers from using drugs, advice that is relevant to all families in the country. The day is held at the initiative of the President of Iceland in cooperation with the Association of Icelandic Local Authorities, the Icelandic Olympic and Sports Association, the Icelandic Youth League, the Association of Icelandic […]

The Treasury guarantees the operation

State to guarantee nursing home's operation. Talks have been ongoing for the past few months between the City of Hafnarfjörður and the Ministry of Welfare after the municipality approached the ministry, requesting that a 2010 agreement on the construction and operation of a 60-bed nursing home in Hafreykirði under the so-called lease model would be reviewed. An agreement has now been reached on changes to the provisions of the older contract with regard to […]

Town Council Meeting 12 October

  There is a fault with the live stream from the town council meeting and the broadcast is currently down. The issue is being addressed and we hope to have the broadcast back up and running shortly. The meeting is being recorded and will be uploaded online as soon as it concludes.   ______________________________ A town council meeting has been called for Wednesday, 12th […]

Haukar's Activity Centre

Haukar to continue running after-school club. The City of Hafnarfjörður and the football club Haukar have entered into an agreement for Haukar, with the support of the City of Hafnarfjörður, to continue running an after-school club for children aged 6 to 9. The after-school club is run at Ásvellir and there are currently 55 children enrolled, with this number expected to increase to 60 in the coming days. This is […]