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At a special meeting of the Hafnarfjörður Town Council this morning, the following changes to the administrative structure of the Municipality of Hafnarfjörður were approved. Change to the Organisational Structure of the City of Hafnarfjörður: The City Council of Hafnarfjörður approves the following changes to the organisational structure of the City of Hafnarfjörður. The city will have four service departments and two support departments.  The service areas are primarily concerned with services for the town's residents, while the tasks of the support areas are aimed at supporting the implementation of projects within the service areas. […]

An extraordinary meeting of the Hafnarfjörður Town Council has been called for Monday, 29 June at 09:15 in Hafnarborg. Agenda for the Town Council meeting on 29 June 2015. The meeting can be followed live here on the town's website.

Capacent has carried out an assessment of the town's operations and organisational structure. The report – “Assessment of the Town's Operations and Organisational Structure, Analysis Section' – can be accessed here.

Staff from the Hafnarfjörður Sewerage Authority and divers from Köfunarþjónustan Ltd. have completed the difficult task of cleaning the „Channel“, the distribution tank of the Hafnarfjörður Sewerage Authority. The condition of the tank was much worse than had been expected, as one of the two butterfly valves at its bottom was stuck and inoperative. Construction of pipe sections and other components has begun, but it is clear that their finishing and […]

At the town council meeting currently underway, the mayor, Haraldur L. Haraldsson, presented a report on an analysis of the finances of the Borough of Hafnarfjörður.  The report, prepared by the mayor, is an analysis of the overall operations and finances of the City of Hafnarfjörður for the period from 2002 to 2014. The report states that the City of Hafnarfjörður's financial difficulties are twofold. On the one hand, an operating deficit, where the operating surplus before irregular […]

The Hafnarfjörður sports fishing courses held their annual dorgveiðikeppni competition at Flensborg Pier on Wednesday. Over 300 anglers aged 6-12 turned up at the pier and caught nearly 100 fish. Various sea creatures were caught, such as cod, whiting, sea bream and a starfish. Hörður Rafnar Auðarson Pálmarsson caught some kind of bristle worm and received a prize for the oddest fish. Aníta Ósk Hilmarsdóttir […]

On Wednesday, 24th June, the play schemes in Hafnarfjörður are holding the annual angling competition at Flensborg Pier. The competition is open to all children aged six to twelve. For over 20 years, the City of Hafnarfjörður has organised this angling competition, and last year over 300 children took part, catching nearly 200 fish. The winner caught four fish, and the heaviest fish […]

At a meeting of the Family Council last Friday, a proposal was approved for a new 60-bed care home to be built on the Sólvang site, in accordance with the existing agreement with the Ministry of Welfare from 2010. Furthermore, the mayor was instructed to enter into formal discussions with the Ministry of Welfare regarding an increase in nursing home places in the town, as there is an urgent need for further development in the coming years. It was agreed to refer […]

A meeting of the Hafnarfjörður Town Council has been called for Wednesday, 24th June at 14:00. Town residents and other interested parties are encouraged to follow the meeting here on the website.

Organised celebrations are planned across the country today to mark the 100th anniversary of women's suffrage. Hafnarfjörður municipal employees will be off from midday today, thus giving them the opportunity to take part in the celebrations. The town's institutions will therefore be closed from midday on 19 June, but all emergency services will be available.