Signatures in connection with new contracts for tenders on the City of Hafnarfjörður's services continue. Last week, contracts were signed with Hópbílar for school transport and with ISS for cleaning and the home delivery of meals to the elderly. A group of representatives from Hópbílar and the City of Hafnarfjörður at the signing of the contract for school transport. The tender for cleaning is delivering savings of just over […]
A highly ambitious and health-promoting programme is under way at the Association of Senior Citizens in Hafnarfjörður. Dance evenings are held monthly at Hraunseli throughout the winter, and senior citizens also have the opportunity to practise dancing twice a week. The association's weekly programme is varied, and many older citizens make use of, for example, the indoor walking facilities at Kaplakriki. All […]
Property tax assessment notices can now be accessed on My Pages and on the service portal www.island.is. Those who wish to receive the assessment notice by post are advised to contact the Hafnarfjörður Customer Service Centre. There are ten general instalment dates for property taxes in 2016. The first instalment is due on 15 January 2016, followed by the 1st of each month from March onwards.
The Hafnarfjörður Town Council proposes that formal negotiations begin with the State Property Directorate regarding the town's purchase of the state's share in St. Joseph's Hospital. Over the past few quarters, talks have taken place between the City of Hafnarfjörður and the Ministry of Finance regarding the future of the St. Joseph's Hospital buildings, as the properties were put up for sale last year. Among other things, talks between the city and the state […]
A meeting of the Hafnarfjörður Town Council has been called for Wednesday 20 January 2016 at 16:00. The agenda for the town council meeting can be accessed here.
The Municipality of Hafnarfjörður subsidised the sports and leisure activities of children aged 6-16 by approximately 64.5 million in 2015. The distribution of subsidy grants from 2012-2015 was presented to the Education Committee last week. In total, the parents of 3,050 children used the council's leisure activity grant in 2015. Of these, just over 2,500 children received a subsidy for more than one course. In order for a course to be subsidised […]
The City of Hafnarfjörður and the non-profit organisation Specialisterne (Specialisterne in Iceland) recently entered into a six-month partnership agreement, effective from the next month. During this period, Specialisterne will provide suitable job training and job assessments to disabled jobseekers within the City of Hafnarfjörður, specifically to increase their chances of success in the general labour market. This is a pure addition to […]
The Education Committee has approved a proposal to the Town Council to increase the budget for purchasing books for the town's schools and for craft supplies by 50%, as well as to provide 700,000 krónur for a cinema visit.- and Book Festival for Children, which takes place this February. This is being done to further support the literacy project which is underway […]
Primary schools in Hafnarfjörður set their own reading objectives for each school year until 2020, which align with the municipality's overall performance targets. The goal-setting is part of improving academic achievement within the municipality and thereby promoting literacy, engagement and interest in learning across all subject areas and disciplines. A wide range of projects are being worked on, both adapted projects within […]
Tonight, Hafnarfjörður and Akureyri are competing in the quiz show Útsvar. This year's team for the municipality is the same one that competed successfully on behalf of the town last year. We send our best wishes to Guðlaug Kristjánsdóttir, Kristbjörn Gunnarsson and Karl Guðmundsson. Anyone interested can come to the television studio to watch the quiz show live […]
