{"id":14241,"date":"2020-04-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-01T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/adgerdir-hafnarfjardarbaejar-vegna-covid19\/"},"modified":"2022-10-25T09:03:04","modified_gmt":"2022-10-25T09:03:04","slug":"hafnarfjordurs-actions-regarding-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/adgerdir-hafnarfjardarbaejar-vegna-covid19\/","title":{"rendered":"Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur's Covid-19 measures approved"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur Town Council unanimously approved today<br \/>\nan action plan to respond to the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic.<br \/>\nThe plan consists of 11 points concerning the health and well-being of the residents and staff of the City of Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur.<br \/>\nis prioritised, alongside responding to the economic impact<br \/>\nthe pandemic affects residents, associations and businesses, as well as the municipality itself.<\/p>\n<p><strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/media\/fjarmal\/Covid19AdgerdaaetlunHafnarfjardar2020.pdf\/\">See the action plan of the Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur Town Council regarding Covid-19.<\/a><\/strong> <\/p>\n<p>According to the plan, the monthly payment burden will be eased.<br \/>\nresidents and businesses with an increase in the due dates for property taxes and fees, including land lease payments,<br \/>\nsewerage charge and water charge. Then, companies that have suffered more than 25%<br \/>\nApplication for a deferral of up to three instalments due to loss of income from the pandemic<br \/>\nProperty taxes and fees until next year.<\/p>\n<p>Fees for nurseries, primary schools and after-school clubs will be<br \/>\nadjusted in proportion to the reduction in service attributable to the pandemic.<br \/>\nThe same applies to annual passes for swimming pools and the Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur Library, which have been extended.<br \/>\nwill be equivalent to the reduced opening hours.<\/p>\n<p>Emphasis will be placed on accelerating the planning work on<br \/>\nin development areas and to increase maintenance works and infrastructure development. Attempted<br \/>\nmust find ways to make further savings in the running of the town,<br \/>\nThe possibilities for the sale of assets will be explored and the council's cash position monitored.<br \/>\nwith new financing. <\/p>\n<p>Sports and leisure clubs in the town will be catered for.<br \/>\nwith the aim of protecting their operations and activities. Ways will be sought<br \/>\nto safeguard the town's cultural and artistic life and to promote creativity<br \/>\narticles. Then, projects that could be suitable for students from Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur will be sought and<br \/>\nEntrepreneurs to work in temporary jobs or as contractors.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201eThere is a great deal of consensus in the town council about taking action<br \/>\nthe consequences of the pandemic with swift and targeted measures. In times like these<br \/>\nIt is crucial to stand together, and the councillors of Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur have not shied away from it.<br \/>\nthat responsibility\u201c <\/em>says R\u00f3sa<br \/>\nGu\u00f0bjartsd\u00f3ttir, the mayor.<em> \u201eThe measures are aimed at minimising the impact<br \/>\nof the downturn that is inevitable and at the same time protect services<br \/>\nof the municipality. We emphasise that these are initial measures<br \/>\nThe City of Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur is discussing this and we will take further action as necessary.\u201c<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/media\/fjarmal\/Covid19AdgerdaaetlunHafnarfjardar2020.pdf\/\">See the action plan of the Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur Town Council regarding Covid-19.<\/a><\/strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>B\u00e6jarstj\u00f3rn Hafnarfjar\u00f0ar sam\u00feykkti einr\u00f3ma \u00ed dag a\u00f0ger\u00f0a\u00e1\u00e6tlun til \u00feess a\u00f0 breg\u00f0ast vi\u00f0 aflei\u00f0ingum COVID-19 faraldursins. \u00c1\u00e6tlunin er \u00ed 11 li\u00f0um \u00fear sem heilsa og velfer\u00f0 \u00edb\u00faa og starfsf\u00f3lks Hafnarfjar\u00f0arb\u00e6jar er sett \u00ed forgang, samhli\u00f0a \u00fev\u00ed sem brug\u00f0ist er vi\u00f0 efnahagslegum \u00e1hrifum faraldursins \u00e1 \u00edb\u00faa, f\u00e9l\u00f6g og fyrirt\u00e6ki, auk sveitarf\u00e9lagsins sj\u00e1lfs. Sj\u00e1 a\u00f0ger\u00f0a\u00e1\u00e6tlun b\u00e6jarstj\u00f3rnar Hafnarfjar\u00f0arb\u00e6jar vegna [&hellip;]<\/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-14241","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-frettir"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14241","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=14241"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14241\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14241"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14241"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14241"}],"curies":[{"name":"WordPress","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}