Welcome aboard! Gävle Municipality 2009

Welcome aboard! Gävle Municipality 2009

A logistical centre Arlanda 60 minutes, port of Gävle, main roads E4 and 80 To/from Car Train Arlanda 1.15 1.00 Uppsala 1.00 0.45 Stockholm 1.30 1.20 Falun 1.00 1.00 Sundsvall 2.30 1.50 2

About Gävle Gävle is the residencial town of the region Gävleborg Gävle has a population of about 93 500, 70 000 living in the town The entire North part of Gävle was burnt down in 1869. Out of a population of 13000, 8000 lost their homes. Three elderly women and a goat was killed The last tall ship of the Swedish commercial fleet, the brig Gerda b.1868, has been reconstructed in Gävle Gävle s archipelago consist of 446 islands and a coastal line of 280km There are more than 200kms of separated cycle path network (compare this with the 400km road network!) The largest Chinese building in Sweden called Dragon Gate is situated 30km south of Gävle Salmon and trout fishing is possible in the city centre of Gävle, free of charge Gävle s hockey club Brynäs IF is one of the best clubs in Sweden, 12 time cup winners Furuviksparken zoo and Amusement Park in Gävle has the first primate research faciility in Scandinavia An icon for Gävle is the giant goat made out of hay, the largest Christmas goat in the world. The goat is erected every festive season. One of Sweden s seven philharmonic orchestras is situated in Gävle. 3

Visit Gävle Sightseeing Boulognerforest, Bönan, Old town Gefle, Furuviksparken zoo and Amusement Park, Hemlingby Outdoor Recreation Centre, the isle of Limön, Kybacka Gård Moose Park and Mackmyra Swedish Whisky Museums The Swedish Railway Museum, The Prison Museum of Sweden and The County Museum Shopping More than 200 shops in the city centre. Valbo shoppingcentre one of the largest in Sweden (with for example IKEA) Experiences Gävle Concert Hall, Gävle Theater, The Läkerol Arena, Gasklockorna, The Art Centre, Fjärran Höjderbadet public swimming pool and Strömvallen Enjoy Gävle is a coastal town with several coastal restaurants to choose from. It is a unique experience to dine at Huseliharen in Engesberg, Engeltofta, Wahlströms fiskekrog in Utvalnäs or Furuviks brygga and Axmar brygga 4

Gävle the student city About University of Gävle: 14 500 students 45 programmes 800 courses 6 institutions Regional support and a global network 5

A healthy trade and industry The trade and industry in Gävle is varied with representation from international brands as well as a significant group of smaller companies Gävle is one of the oldest commerce cities in Sweden, and still has a very strong trade index compared to the rest of the country The close proximity to the largest airport in Sweden, Arlanda, the railroad, port of Gävle and the main roads makes Gävle a logistical centre. There are about 8000 registered companies in Gävle About 100 growth companies are situated in Gävle Science Park Gävle has a solid history in developing mobile internet, clever homes and Geographical Information Systems 6

International relations Twin towns Álftanes (Bessastadahreppur) - Iceland Galva, Illinois - USA Gjövik - Norway Jurmala - Lithuania Naestved - Denmark Raumo - Finland Projects Buffalo City, South Africa Union of the Baltic Cities 7

We re all affected by the Municipality activities 8

Local income tax Local income tax Gävle Municipality 21.55 We pay 21.55 in Municipality tax for each (taxable) SEK 100 we earn. County Council 10.87 Burial fee 0.19 Church fee is 0:87 and applies to central parishes in Gävle. TOTAL 32.61 9

Tax-financed activities SEK 3.6 billion in tax revenues 10

Revenues Gävle Municipality turned over about SEK 6 billion (SEK 62,500 per inhabitant) in 2008 11

Expenses Gävle Municipality turned over SEK 5.954,000,000 in 2008 12

Operating budget 2008 Net cost of the activites Costs Revenues Net Executive committee 342.8 199.6 143.2 Electoral committee 2.8 1.1 1.7 Chief Guardian s committee 4.5 0 4.5 Auditing 4.4 0.5 3.9 Child and Youth committee 1,496.9 127.7 1,369.2 Building and Environmental Health committee 53.6 29.7 23.9 Cultural and Recreation committee 270.8 49.5 221.3 Committee for Care of the Elderly 1,359.5 296.9 1,062.6 Social Services committee 407.6 52.4 355.2 Technical committee 379.5 175.9 203.6 Further Education an Labour Market committee 739.7 226.6 513.1 Service office 123.6 123.6 0 Finance department 320.8 208.5 112.3 Less: internal revenues and costs -431.8-431.8 TOTAL 5,074.7 1,060.2 4,014.5 13

Major investments in Gävle 2008 SEK Millions Schools buildings 108.4 Schools furniture, computers, etc. 30.9 Streets, parks, lighting, etc. 93.2 Exploitation 56.4 The Port of Gävle 139.0 Special homes for the elderly, etc. 52.6 14

Organisation Nomminating committee Electoral committee Municipality Council Auditing Office: Auditing office COMMITTEES Executive committee Child and Youth committee Planning and Environmental Health committee Cultural and Recreation committee Committee for Care of the Elderly Social Services committee Technical committee Further Education and Labour Market committee ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES DEPARTMENTS City Manager Management Office Children & Youth Gävle Planning & Environmental Health Gävle Cultural &Recreation Gävle Care of the Elderly Gävle Social Services Gävle Technical Office Gävle Education & Labour Gävle Chief Guardian s committee 15

Municipality companies Municipality companies and federations of local authorities GÄVLE STADSHUS AB Gävle Energi AB AB Gavlegårdarna Gavlefastigheter Gävle kommun AB Gävle Hamn AB Gävle Kraftvärme AB Gavlegårdarna Fastighets AB Stuveribolaget Gävle AB Gävle Energisystem AB AB Sätraåsen Bionär Närvärme AB (55 %) 16

Other companies and federations of local authorities Other companies Furuvik Fastigheter AB Gävle Containerterminal AB Gästrike Vatten AB Gävle Vatten AB Svenska Kommun Försäkrings AB X-trafik AB Federations Inköp Gävleborg Gästrike Räddningstjänstförbund Gästrike Återvinnare Region Gävleborg 17

Municipality personnel Employees with a monthly salary About 7,282 Ages Age distribution Type of employment Full time= 80% Part time = 20% Gender distribution Women = 80% Men = 20% 18

How Gävle is run The voters Municipality Council Executive committee Municipality Council commissioners Carina Blank (s) Executive committee chairman Per Johansson (s) Executive committee 1st vice chairman Marita Engström (v) Executive committee 2nd vice chairman Roger Persson (mp) Inger KällgrenSawela (m) Opposition commissioners Per-Åke Fredriksson (fp) Roland Ericsson (c) Lennart Ahlenius (kd) Presidency & other commissioners 19

Distribution of seats Municipality Council Executive committee The Social Demokratic party (s) 25 5 The Conservative party (m) 15 3 The Left Wing party (v) 6 1 The Liberal party (fp) 5 1 The Centre party (c) 4 1 The Environmental party (mp) 4 1 The Christian Democrats (kd) 3 1 The National party (sd) 3 0 Total 65 13 20

How matters are dealt with in the Municipality Matters Committees Executive committee Municipality Council External letters/ suggestions Suggestions from committees The affected committee prepares and decides on the matter Requests comments from other committees or prepares the matter itself. Makes a decision on the matter, except in matters of principle, which are decided on by the Municipality Council The matter is prepared by the Executive committee, whichpresents the matter to the Municipality Council with a proposed decision. The Municipality Council decides Decision Decision Motions from Individual councillors The Executive committee remits the motion to the committee or committees affected by it. The Executive committee compiles their responses and writes its own proposed decision, then turnes the matter and the proposal over to the Municipality Council Decision 21

How to influence A few examples Vote in the local government election Make a citizen suggestion Contact local politicians Visit a local government meeting and ask a question: Allmänhetens frågestund 22