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Jaana Simola – the Regional Council of Päijät-Häme
Preliminary Plan for New Structure Of Municipality in Lahti Region
Jaana SimolaExecutive secretary
Jaana Simola – the Regional Council of Päijät-Häme
ChallengesPeople over 65 years in 2003 and 2020
Lähde: Tilastokeskus29.9.2004/RK
Karttapohja©Genimap Oy
65- vuotta täyttäneet 2003
Koko maa 15,6 %
% väestöstä
6,0 - 9,9 (14)10,0 - 19,9 (221)20,0 - 29,9 (207)30,0 - 32,4 (2)
Lähde: Tilastokeskuksenväestöennuste 200429.9.2004/RK
Karttapohja©Genimap Oy
65- vuotta täyttäneet 2020
Koko maa 22,8 %
% väestöstä
11,2 - 19,9 (42)20,0 - 29,9 (240)30,0 - 39,9 (161)40,0 - 42,3 (1)
% of population% of population
The whole country 15 % The whole country 22,8 %
Sources: Statistics Finland, Association of Finnish Local and Regional Authorities.
2003 2020
Jaana Simola – the Regional Council of Päijät-Häme
ChallengesEffect of population factors on the demand of basic services
(Index 2005=100)
80
90
100
110
120
130
140
150
160
2005 2010 2020
EDUCATION
preschool
comprehensive
upper secondary
vocational
polytechnic
HEALTH
specialised hospital
health centres
SOCIAL
daycare for
institutional elderly
home care
service
Jaana Simola – the Regional Council of Päijät-Häme
ChallengesMunicipal employees retiring 2006-2020
percentage of current employees regionally
Jaana Simola – the Regional Council of Päijät-Häme
Challenges
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1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
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85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09
LainakantaKassavarat
Loan stock and cash of the municipalities and federations of municipalities current prices, milliard €
Loan stock
Cash
Jaana Simola – the Regional Council of Päijät-Häme
General Objectives
• a sound structural and financial basis for the services that municipality is currently responsible for, in order to secure the organisation and provision of such services in the future, with due regard to the required standard of quality, effectiveness, availability, efficiency, and technological advancement.
Jaana Simola – the Regional Council of Päijät-Häme
Potential Structure of New Municipality
Ground area 2 433 km2
Water area 475 km2
Population 150 003
Population density 62 pers./km2
Build up area, lives 89 % of population
missing ground connection
-problem?
-Finnish legistlation
Jaana Simola – the Regional Council of Päijät-Häme
Why New Structure?
• Bigger municipalities/cities are more competitive
• Long experience for co-operation with municipalities/cities (public services)
• Increasing challenges of public economy• Increasing number of silver age people• Decreasing number of working population
Jaana Simola – the Regional Council of Päijät-Häme
Growing economy
• Rural area – Sparsely populated, much silver ages, few school
ages• Increasing requirement of services (esc. health-care)
• Big budjet-sectors need to control increasing costs – Social and healt-care, education– Prognosis for public income and expenditure 2017
• Local taxes will soon rise up over 20 %.
Jaana Simola – the Regional Council of Päijät-Häme
Public Services – New way of Order and Produce
• Organisation has total responsible for public services– No joint co-operation systems – No complicated decision-making systems
• New way of doing public services– New technology
• Offer local residence public services – How to guarantee ?
Jaana Simola – the Regional Council of Päijät-Häme
Democracy and governance
• The role of City Council is going to strenghten
• How to take care of citizens governance?
• More time to elected people to carry out their duties– Whole time duties?
Jaana Simola – the Regional Council of Päijät-Häme
Living community
• Joint resurces – More integrated, more durable, more flexibility
• Planned soil use– City planning, buying land
• Increase the effectiveness of investments
• Restrain emissions
Jaana Simola – the Regional Council of Päijät-Häme
Skilled employee andpublic servant
• Confidence– Take an active part in change
• New ’competent’ programme
• Skilled employees works in skilled organisation– Recruit new employees is easier
Jaana Simola – the Regional Council of Päijät-Häme
Charismatic city/municipality
• Versatile ways of living– Rural areas, cities, living by the lake
• Community spirit by development
• Bigger area is noticeable– Logistics– Industries– Trade
Jaana Simola – the Regional Council of Päijät-Häme
Schedule of possible realization
Preliminary Plan Real Plan Realization
1/2008 6/2008 5/2009
Brand NewMunicipality
/City
NewMuni-
cipality
10/2008
Pre Planready
Localelections
Decisionto start
Real Plan
1/20135/2010
Decisionto changestructure
n.1 y
Pre Plan beginnings
Dd
n.1,5 y
Work withMunici-palities
Localelections
10/2012
”voluntary work” ”binding work”