{"id":15054,"date":"2022-06-08T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-06-08T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/fyrsti-fundur-baejarstjornar-a-nyju-kjortimabili\/"},"modified":"2022-09-26T15:20:37","modified_gmt":"2022-09-26T15:20:37","slug":"first-meeting-of-the-town-council-of-the-new-term-of-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/fyrsti-fundur-baejarstjornar-a-nyju-kjortimabili\/","title":{"rendered":"First meeting of the town council in the new term of office"},"content":{"rendered":"

The new term of office 2022-2026 has begun<\/h4>\n

The first meeting of the Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur town council for the new term of office was held today, Wednesday 8 June, at Hafnarborg. A policy agreement for the town council majority was presented, and members were elected to the municipality's councils and committees. Valdimar V\u00ed\u00f0isson was elected chairman of the town council and Kristinn Andersen speaker of the town council. R\u00f3sa Gu\u00f0bjartsd\u00f3ttir will continue as mayor of Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur until 1 January 2025, as the parties will share the posts of mayor and chairman of the town council during the term. <\/p>\n

\"MunicipalHafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur Town Council, 2022\u20132026 term of office. <\/strong>Top row from the left: Margr\u00e9t Vala Marteinsd\u00f3ttir (B), <\/sup>\u00c1rni R\u00fanar \u00deorvaldsson (S), Hildur R\u00f3s Gu\u00f0bjargard\u00f3ttir (S), Orri Bj\u00f6rnsson (D), Sigr\u00fan Sverrisd\u00f3ttir (S), J\u00f3n Ingi H\u00e1konarson (C) and Krist\u00edn Thoroddsen (D). Bottom row from the left: Valdimar V\u00ed\u00f0isson, Chairman of the Municipal Council (B), Kristinn Andersen, Speaker of the Municipal Council (D), and R\u00f3sa Gu\u00f0bjartsd\u00f3ttir, Mayor (D). Not pictured: Gu\u00f0mundur \u00c1rni Stef\u00e1nsson (S). <\/sup><\/p>\n

Proposals from the majority on priorities for the start of the new term were put forward, which are: <\/p>\n<\/h4>\n
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  1. Efficiency in the planning and construction sector<\/li>\n
  2. Commercial activity in new-build areas<\/li>\n
  3. The structure of the Pre-school day<\/li>\n
  4. Housing for older people<\/li>\n
  5. Hobby grants<\/li>\n
  6. The rights of disabled people<\/li>\n
  7. Music school and theatre<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Mayor R\u00f3sa Gu\u00f0bjartsd\u00f3ttir looks forward to a continued majority partnership and to following up on the work of the last term. \u201eWe are united and committed to continuing to build in Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur with a focus on the community, people and businesses. We will prioritise efficiency, good planning and easy access to services, with the user in mind. Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur's vision has been shaped in close dialogue with residents, staff and other stakeholders. A clear coalition agreement is in place, and we will continue to chart the course and deliver. People will remain the top priority in Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur,\u201c<\/em> says R\u00f3sa.<\/p>\n

    Valdimar V\u00ed\u00f0isson, chairman of the town council, agrees with R\u00f3sa. \u201eThe emphasis will be on continuing the vigorous work that has been carried out in recent years. This term in office will be characterised by a wide range of projects and developments, including the construction of housing and new neighbourhoods, the strengthening of the economy, improved welfare and quality of life for residents of all ages, and the development of vital infrastructure.\u201c<\/em> says Valdimar.<\/p>\n

    Minutes of the town council from the first meeting of the new term of office <\/a> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    N\u00fdtt kj\u00f6rt\u00edmabil 2022-2026 er hafi\u00f0 Fyrsti fundur b\u00e6jarstj\u00f3rnar Hafnarfjar\u00f0ar \u00e1 n\u00fdju kj\u00f6rt\u00edmabili var haldinn \u00ed dag mi\u00f0vikudaginn 8. j\u00fan\u00ed \u00ed Hafnarborg. Lag\u00f0ur var fram m\u00e1lefnasamningur meirihluta b\u00e6jarstj\u00f3rnar og kosi\u00f0 \u00ed r\u00e1\u00f0 og nefndir sveitarf\u00e9lagsins. Valdimar V\u00ed\u00f0isson var kj\u00f6rinn forma\u00f0ur b\u00e6jarr\u00e1\u00f0s og Kristinn Andersen forseti b\u00e6jarstj\u00f3rnar. R\u00f3sa Gu\u00f0bjartsd\u00f3ttir ver\u00f0ur \u00e1fram b\u00e6jarstj\u00f3ri Hafnarfjar\u00f0ar til 1. jan\u00faar 2025 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":19398,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_wds_title":"","_wds_metadesc":"","_wds_focus-keywords":"","_wds_meta-robots-adv":"","_wds_meta-robots-noindex":false,"_wds_meta-robots-nofollow":false,"_wds_meta-robots-index":false,"_wds_meta-robots-follow":false,"_wds_autolinks-exclude":false,"_wds_canonical":"","_wds_redirect":"","_wds_opengraph":[],"_wds_twitter":[],"_breakdance_hide_in_design_set":false,"_breakdance_tags":"","wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15054","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-frettir"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15054","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=15054"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15054\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19398"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15054"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15054"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15054"}],"curies":[{"name":"WordPress","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}