Welcome to HalmstadPresentation by xxxxx

Disposition• General information about Halmstad

• The political system organisation• Finansiell och investment status

Halmstad…• is the county town for the county of Halland.

• has a county hospital, the county

administration, a university college and

garrison with a military university college.

• is Sweden’s 18th largest city.

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1 990 1995 2000 2005

• The municipality of Halmstad has app. 91 000 inhabitants

Population development 1990-2008

Halmstad business community• one of the country’s most expansive municipalities

over the past 50 years

• mixed business community with the majority of businesses being small to mid-sized companies

• Halmstad is one of Sweden’s largest tourist areas with two million hotel guests and 600,000 day tourists annually

Vision Halmstad 2020HALMSTAD – HOME TOWN

HALMSTAD – THE CITY FOR EXPERIENCES

We are a municipality where people can meet – in safety, with respect and love

We create an atmosphere that gives a lust for life - through activities, a community spirit and a quality of life

We build a city where people grow – through education, enterprise and new thinking

HALMSTAD – THE CITY OF KNOWLEDGE

The local government

Election• Every four years• Voters have to be 18 years old• Voters have to be EU or Nordic citizens registered as a

resident in Sweden for the last three years

Seats in Halmstad municipal council• 71 members of the municipal council• 5 municipal commissioners

The local government

• Municipal council- public meeting once a month

- takes all major decisions in principle for the municipality

• Executive board and bransh committees- the central administrative body

• Administrative offices(for example social welfare office is attached to the social welfare committee)

The organization

Politics• Halmstad’s municipal council is controlled by

an majority of five parties in cooperation.

Distribution of seats in the municipal council:

OthersSDSpiVSMpKdFpCM

Different roles of the municipalities

Service providerCare, social services, education

and infrastructure.

Supervisory authorityEnforcement of municipal laws

EmployerResponsibility for labour market

legislation and the provision of

personnel.

Development of local community

Rate of tax

• Halmstad has one of the lowest municipal council taxes in Sweden.

Municipality County council Total

Halmstad 20.03 9.72 29.75Halland 20.67 9.72 30.39Sweden 20.78 10.78 31.55

What do you get from the municipal council? Net costs per committee (excluding public utilities)

Children/Youths committee 33.5%

Education committee 11.2%

Social committee 12.7% Rescue/Emergency committee 1.5%

Home help committee 22.9%

Other 1.1%

Municipal executive committee 3.9%

Working life committee 4.7%

Housing/Building committee 0.3%

Technical committee 5.3%

Cultural affairs committee 3.0%

Halmstad

Public sector:

The Municipality of Halmstad - employs around 7,000 people

The County Hospital

The Swedish Armed Forces’ Lv 6Halmstad University

Future investments• Travel centre• Energy effectivness • School • Elderlycare