Municipal Council

General presentations

• 0805023 – State Forestry in Kapelluhraun, contract

  Lögð fram niðurstaða dómkvaddra matsmanna dags. febrúar 2011 varðandi verð lands Skógræktarinnar í Kapelluhrauni.%0DStarfandi bæjarlögmaður mætti á fundinn og gerði grein fyrir niðurstöðunni.

  The town council instructs the mayor and the acting town solicitor to speak with the Forestry Association.;

• 11022548 – Local councillors, course Spring 2011

  Lagt fram dreifibréf Sambands íslenskra sveitarfélaga dags. 9. febrúar 2011 varðandi námskeið fyrir sveitarstjórnarmenn vorið 2011.%0DEinnig vakin athygli á námskeiði varðandi fjármál sveitarfélaga sem verður á morgun 18.2.

  Presented for information.;

• 11021863 – Álftanes and the Strætó municipal consortium

  The decision of the board of Strætó bs. dated 8 February 2011 on the request from the municipality of Álftanes regarding the financial implications of the municipality's withdrawal from the joint authority.

  Presented for information.;

• 1101013 – Strætó bs, service survey

  A email from Strætó bs. dated 9 February was presented, drawing attention to a passenger service survey.

  Presented for information.;

• 1010873 – 2010 Municipal Tax Return, Capital Gains Tax

  Tekið fyrir að nýju.%0DGuðmundur Skúli Hartvigsson lögmaður hjá Deloitte hf mætti á fundinn og fór yfir málið með tilliti til andmæla.

  For promotion.;

• 11022281 – Álfaskeið 16, sale of property

  Lagt fram kauptilboð í eignina dags. 14.2. 2011.%0DForstöðumaður Fasteignaféalgsins mætti á fundinn og gerði grein fyrir tilboðinu.

  The Town Council accepts the current offer.;

• 0906026 – Tartu, Friendship City Meeting 2011

  Lagt fram bréf borgarstjóra Tartu dags. 7.2. 2011 þar sem boðið er til vinabæjarmóts í Tartu, Eistlandi, dagana 26. – 29. maí nk.%0DSviðsstjóri fjölskyldusviðs mætti til fundarins og fór yfr málið.

  Submitted.;

• 1009045 – Supervisory Board for Local Government Finance, Annual Report of the Municipality of Hafnarfjörður 2009.

  A letter from the Supervisory Board for Local Government Finances, dated 9 February 2011, regarding the outcome of the 2009 annual accounts of the Municipality of Hafnarfjörður, was presented.

  Presented for information.;

• 1009005 – Allotment allocation, review

  The discussion on plot prices is taken up again.

  The Town Council agrees to appoint a three-person panel to make recommendations for an amended by-law on street construction charges and building rights. The panel will also review the terms regarding the pace of construction and payment terms.;

• 11022789 – Redundancies of staff, question from the representative of the Independence Party

  Question regarding the dismissals of employees of the City of Hafnarfjörður

  At the town council meeting on 9 February, the recent dismissals of a group of the council's employees were addressed, and it was announced that further information would be requested about them, as is being done here. The city's difficult financial situation is no longer in dispute, and the aforementioned measures are part of the response to it.  However, councillors have generally been poorly informed about these measures, and it is therefore requested that the mayor provide councillors with information on the following: A comprehensive list of the posts for which redundancies were made is requested, along with information on how these will be addressed going forward and how services will change, where applicable.Information is requested on the criteria that were used in making the redundancy decisions.
• How do the employees who lost their jobs break down by gender, age and length of service?
• Were the options of negotiating early retirement with employees nearing retirement age, as an alternative to making other staff redundant, previously considered or offered?
• How were consultation and preparation handled before the redundancies, with regard to the employees concerned?Has the City of Hafnarfjörður provided support to the employees who lost their jobs to help them cope with the changes and to assist with their job search, and if so, in what way?What is the estimated total cost saving from these measures, for this year and the next? Can further redundancies of permanent staff be expected this year, due to cost-cutting? MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt“>Kristinn Andersen (sign)
  Valdimar Svavarsson (sign)