{"id":12996,"date":"2016-04-13T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-04-13T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/arsreikningur-2015-til-umraedu\/"},"modified":"2022-10-25T08:59:21","modified_gmt":"2022-10-25T08:59:21","slug":"annual-report-2015-for-discussion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/arsreikningur-2015-til-umraedu\/","title":{"rendered":"Annual Report 2015 for discussion"},"content":{"rendered":"

Annual accounts
\nThe 2015 budget for the City of Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur will be presented for first reading in
\nHafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur City Council today. An increase in salaries due to job evaluation and new
\nCollective bargaining agreements, along with pension commitments, are significant and largely explain the deviation.
\nfrom the municipality's budget for 2015. The first quarter of 2016 shows
\nthat the evaluation and operational review in late 2015 will yield positive operational results
\nin the current financial year.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Wages, wage-related contributions and pension liabilities
\nHeavy operational costs<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

The 2015 annual report for the Municipality of Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur shows a negative
\noperating result of approximately 512 million kr\u00f3na. The main deviations from the plan, which made
\nThe provision for operating surplus of 219 million can be mainly attributed to an increase
\npayments for job evaluation and new collective agreements amounting to approximately 595 million kr\u00f3nur
\nover budget. The council's pension liability increased by 1.042 million
\ncrowns, or approximately 435 million crowns, over the estimate. Wages, wage-related contributions and
\nChanges to pension liabilities are the council's largest expenditure items and amounted to
\na total of 113.72 million kr\u00f3na, which is 10.3 million kr\u00f3na higher than
\nas the plan provided for. Other costs were 7,441 million, 485 million over
\nplan. The operating result before depreciation amounted to 1,860 million kr\u00f3na.
\nDepreciation amounted to 877 million kr\u00f3na and financial items to 1,496 million kr\u00f3na which
\nis 344 million kr\u00f3na under budget. Operating cash flow amounted to around 953 million.
\na kr\u00f3na which is 1.288 million kr\u00f3nur lower than the plan had provided for. Revenue was
\n459 million over budget, or about 20,673 in total.  <\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Higher total debts than lower
\ndebt ratio<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

The town's total debt increased by 417 million kr\u00f3na on
\nfor the year due to an increase in pension liabilities. The municipality's debt ratio
\nHowever, it continued to fall and reached 194% at the turn of the year. The debt ratio was at its highest
\n294% in 2009. The debt ratio had reached 170% at the end of 2015, a ratio that was 274%
\nin 2009. The running of the portfolios was over budget, which could be largely attributed to
\nfor this year's pay rises. The largest department of the City of Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur is education and
\nleisure services, for which approximately 9.814 billion kr\u00f3nur were allocated in 2015,
\nto family services by approximately 2,930 million kroner and to youth and sports affairs by
\n1,730 million kr\u00f3na. Total assets at the end of the year amounted to a total of 48,480 million
\ncrowns and they have decreased by 282 million year-on-year. Total liabilities and
\nLiabilities totalled 40,184 million kr\u00f3na. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Review and operational improvements
\nfinancial year  <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

The operation in 2015 was heavy. It was decided to undertake an operational review to eradicate the persistent operational problems and
\nopens up opportunities for a turnaround. A reform programme following an assessment and
\nThe 2016 budget provides for such a turnaround and that operations
\nbe positive for the equivalent of 361 million kr\u00f3na at the end of the current
\nfinancial year. Since the end of the last financial year, work has been systematically carried out with
\nthe findings of the review, and it is hoped that with continued work,
\nWith responsibility, stability and sound management, the council's financial position will improve.
\nto remember. In the coming weeks, works and development on just over 210 will be announced.
\nflats in the new Skar\u00f0shl\u00ed\u00f0 housing estate, business plots at V\u00f6llum and at Hellnahraun,
\nKapelluhraun and Selhraun, in addition to which further possibilities are being explored.
\nand opportunities exist for further development. A new primary school is in preparation and
\nA nursery school under construction in V\u00f6llunum, a new care home in S\u00f3lvangur and a sports hall.
\nat \u00c1svellir, all to meet the increased demand and need in the area. Number of
\nCompanies have established themselves in and around Hellnahraun, and more are expected.
\nto the area, as it is a growing and exciting industrial area that offers
\nvery great potential. A strong emphasis has been placed on securing all important
\ninfrastructure, including the state accelerating the construction of the flyover at the junction of the Kr\u00fdsuv\u00edkurvegur
\nand Reykjanesbrautar. A growing population and increased activity are expanding the scope of operations there.
\nwith the town's revenues. Continued
\nThe council's task in the coming months will be to get an even better grip on spending.
\nand the repayment of debts in order to increase equity and thereby become more responsible
\ninvestments. The next few months will be spent following up on more of the review's recommendations.
\nAll of which aim to strengthen and improve services for residents and workers
\nResponsibly run businesses in the town.<\/p>\n

The 2015 annual report of the Municipality of Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur can be found here.<\/a> <\/strong> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u00c1rsreikningur Hafnarfjar\u00f0arb\u00e6jar fyrir \u00e1ri\u00f0 2015 ver\u00f0ur lag\u00f0ur fram til fyrri umr\u00e6\u00f0u \u00ed b\u00e6jarstj\u00f3rn Hafnarfjar\u00f0ar \u00ed dag. H\u00e6kkun launa vegna starfsmats og n\u00fdrra kjarasamninga \u00e1samt l\u00edfeyrisskuldbindingum vega \u00feungt og sk\u00fdra a\u00f0 mestu fr\u00e1vik fr\u00e1 fj\u00e1rhags\u00e1\u00e6tlun sveitarf\u00e9lagsins fyrir 2015. Fyrsti \u00e1rsfj\u00f3r\u00f0ungur 2016 s\u00fdnir a\u00f0 \u00fattekt og rekstrarr\u00fdni s\u00ed\u00f0la \u00e1rs 2015 mun skila j\u00e1kv\u00e6\u00f0um rekstrarni\u00f0urst\u00f6\u00f0um \u00e1 yfirstandandi rekstrar\u00e1ri. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_breakdance_hide_in_design_set":false,"_breakdance_tags":"","wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12996","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-frettir"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12996","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12996"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12996\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12996"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12996"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12996"}],"curies":[{"name":"WordPress","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}