The master plan proposal for the Mäntiperä energy park has been completed. The master plan proposal takes into account issues that arose after the draft phase.

Planning consultant Esa Säkkinen and project manager Matias Partanen will be presenting the planning issue at the meeting via Teams. Technical director Henna Romppainen will be an expert.

Appendices 1-18

Planning consultant Esa Säkkinen and project manager Matias Partanen will be presenting the planning issue at the meeting via Teams. Technical director Henna Romppainen will be an expert.

Appendices 19-27

The municipality of Kihniö has participated in the DPS joint procurement of occupational health services organized by Tuomi Logistiikka. Tuomi Logistiikka acts as a joint procurement unit that directly or indirectly purchases goods or services for the purchasing units that own it, or makes procurement contracts or framework agreements for these goods, services or construction contracts. The commission is 3% of the purchase price.

A request for information on the acquisition was submitted in January 2024. Only Pihlajalinna Terveys Oy responded to the request for information. Terveystalo, Mehiläinen and Lääkärikeskus Aava stated that due to the location of Kihniö they cannot provide local services, and their services are not expanding to this area. Pihlajalinna Terveys Oy provides occupational health services in Parkano, so it would be possible for them to arrange occupational health services for the municipality of Kihniö in a way that utilizes the receptions in Parkano.

The request for information revealed the challenging market situation for occupational health services. After consideration, Pihlajalinna Terveys Oy seemed to be the only potential contract partner.

After negotiations, the municipality of Kihniö decided not to tender for occupational health services through Tuomi Logistiikka Oy's DPS procedure, but to procure them directly from Pihlajalinna.

Pihlajalinna submitted its offer for the provision of occupational health services by email on 26 April 2024. Discussion of the content of the offer continued in a joint meeting on 13 May 2024. Occupational health services have been offered in accordance with Pihlajalinna's current price list. The plan is to acquire statutory occupational health care. According to the plan, health checks will be provided as a local service in Kihniö, if possible, and otherwise the Parkano reception and remote services will be utilized.

The value of the services to be procured is below the national threshold of 400,000 euros for social and health services in accordance with Section 25.1, paragraph 3 of the Procurement Act (1397/2016). Services to be procured so that the threshold value in accordance with the Procurement Act is not exceeded. This is a small procurement below the national threshold for social and health services in the Procurement Act.

The services are purchased from Pihlajalinna Plc (business ID 2303024-5, later Service Provider). According to the service provider's preliminary offer, the hourly rate for an occupational health nurse is €117,9 and the hourly rate for an occupational health physician is €238,6 (VAT 0%). The agreement will be concluded from 1 September 2024 and is valid until further notice. The price of the services is determined in accordance with the occupational health price list in force at any given time. The value of the purchase calculated over four years is approximately €28.000 excluding Kela compensation.

The publicity of procurement documents is regulated by the Act on the Publicity of Government Activities (621/1999). The draft decision with its justifications becomes public after the decision is made. Tenders and other documents concerning the procurement become public to the parties concerned after the procurement decision is made. Tender documents generally become public when the contract concerning the procurement has been concluded. The documents are stored in the electronic archive of Tuomi Logistiikka Oy. Requests for documents should be sent to hankitkapalvelut@tuomi.fi.

Appendix 28 draft agreement and price list Appendix 29 (note: Public Access Act 621/1999)

The Pirkanmaa cross-country trail pool is applying for temporary funding of 2.593,54 euros from the municipality for the Trail Maintenance project.

The Satakunta ELY Centre has given a positive decision to the project. The approved cost estimate for the project is 6.700 euros, of which the ELY Leader grant is 60%. The interim funding will be repaid when the Satakunta ELY Centre has paid the project's support share to the Pirkanmaa cross-country trail pool. The project's implementation period is by 31 December 2024.

According to the municipal council's decision of 5.11.2001, § 47, rural development projects (Leader etc.) can be temporarily financed with a maximum of 16.819 euros / project. The financing is provided as a short-term interest-free loan, which must be repaid immediately when the project implementer has been allowed to withdraw public funding, but no later than 6 months after the end of the project implementation.

The application is attached as Appendix 30 and the project funding decision is attached as Appendix 31.

According to Section 27 of the Act on the State Subsidy for Basic Municipal Services, a municipality's state subsidy may be increased upon application at its discretion within the limits of the state budget if the municipality is in need of increased financial support, primarily due to exceptional or temporary municipal financial difficulties.

Its assessment also takes into account specific local circumstances. The condition for granting an increase in the state share is that the municipality has approved a plan of measures to be implemented to balance its finances.

The measures, including their timetable and their impact in euros, must be presented in the application.

According to Section 27(2) of the Act on the State Subsidy for Basic Municipal Services, the State Aid Authority may also set other conditions related to the municipality's finances for the granting and use of the increase. The increase in the state contribution may not be granted in subsequent years or may be granted at a reduced rate if the proposed measures or the conditions set have not been complied with. Based on the aforementioned section of the Act, the Ministry sets the following conditions for the use of the increase in the state contribution in addition to the approved financial balancing plan:

1. The increase must not result in a corresponding increase in the municipality's own decision-making powers. This applies to both operating and investment expenditure. The increase is intended to support the municipality's own financial recovery measures, for which the municipality should prepare regardless of the grant.

2. The increase is intended to prepare for the financial restructuring needs that have arisen due to the previous development of the municipality's economy. Such needs include, among others, preparing for loan servicing costs, covering deficits and known changes in income criteria that have already occurred.

3. The municipality shall implement the measures proposed by the assessment group pursuant to Section 118 of the Local Government Act to ensure the provision of services. The above condition applies to municipalities in which an assessment group pursuant to Section 118 of the said Act has been established.

A maximum of EUR 10,000,000 is available for an increase in the discretionary government transfer. According to Section 45(2) of the Act on the Government Transfer of Basic Municipal Services, an application for an increase must be submitted by a date decided by the Ministry of Finance.

Applications must be submitted by 24 September 2024 at 16:15 to the email address kirjaamo.vm@gov.fi or to the following address:

Treasury

PL 28

00023 COUNCIL OF STATE

If, after the application period, there are significant changes to the municipality's finances or other information presented in the application, the application can be supplemented in these respects, if necessary, until October 22, 2024. Supplements must be submitted to the same address as the actual application.

Please note that according to Section 8 of the Act on Electronic Services in Public Authorities, an electronic message is delivered to the authority at the sender's own risk. Please check the receipt.

The application attached to the letter must specify all the grounds and special circumstances that the municipality considers to be the cause of the exceptional and temporary financial difficulties of the current year. The justifications should emphasize information that is not available from general statistics or financial data reported to the State Treasury. If the municipality has also applied for an increase in the previous year, the justifications must state the reasons for applying for an increase in consecutive years.

The application must specifically assess the situation in 2024. The justification must also present the measures that the municipality has taken or is taking to remedy exceptional or temporary financial difficulties.

The Government decides on the discretionary increase in central government transfers to municipalities based on a proposal from the Ministry of Finance. According to Section 46(6) of the Act on Central Government Transfers to Municipalities, the Ministry of Finance decides on the date of payment of the increase. However, the increases granted will be paid by the end of 2024.

Attached is the application form.

The mayor presents the financial situation at the meeting.

Attached is the result.

The municipality of Kihniö has received a request for a statement on the savings program decided in Section 8 of the municipal council meeting held on June 17, 2024.

Appeal against the savings measures decided in Section 8 of the Kihniö Municipal Council meeting of June 17, 2024

The Kihniö Municipal Council decided at its meeting on June 17, 2024 §8 to discontinue morning and afternoon activities as part of the municipality's financial adjustment program.

We are appealing the decision, as it is truly short-sighted, violates the legal protection of our children, and endangers the well-being of our children.

The municipality of Kihniö has advertised itself as a family-friendly community. Is ending morning and afternoon activities family-friendly?

How are children's rights realized, and what about equality between children and guardians?

Young children in primary education have to leave home for school alone and return to an empty home after a short school day. For primary school students, school days are short, lasting an average of four hours. In Kihniö, the shortest days are three lessons long, ending at 11:40.

The journey to school for children using school transport within the municipality takes about 30 minutes at most, while those who walk to school can be home in as little as five minutes.

It is completely unreasonable that schoolchildren have to be home alone for several hours every school day! In addition, a large part of the school year is a dark time, which scares many children.

Gone are the days when grandparents, uncles, aunts, maids, and servants lived under the same roof, raised a family of children together with their guardians, and there was always an adult at home.

Single parents are in a very unequal position compared to the so-called nuclear family model. A single parent does not have the opportunity to try to arrange work shifts with the other parent so that the other parent is always at home with the child.

There are also situations where one parent is at work and the other is so ill that they are unable to care for the child. Therefore, there is no so-called safe place for the child under the watchful eye of an adult.

It should be noted that the right to work is a human right. Furthermore, for the sake of society's carrying capacity, it is particularly important that people work.

Although Finnish law does not specify an age at which a child can be left alone, the child is protected by the Child Welfare Act and the Abandonment Act.

“Section 14: Impeachment

"Anyone who places another in a helpless state or leaves a person for whom he is obliged to care in such a state, and thereby causes a danger to the person's life or health, shall be sentenced to a fine or imprisonment for a maximum of two years." Source: finlex.fi

The website Lapsenoikeutes.fi summarizes the legal protection of children as follows:

"The best legal protection for children is that the environment in which they grow supports the child's well-being and growth, and that the child's rights are not violated from the start. A good environment for a child to grow means, for example, safe spaces, services that suit the needs of the child and family, and interaction that takes into account the child's age and level of development and that values ​​the child."

A few more comments on the points presented in the summary of the rights of the child (https://www.unicef.fi/tyomme/lapsen-oikeudet/lapsen-oikeudet-sopimus/lapsen-oikeudet-sopimus-tievisettyna/):

3. In decisions concerning a child, the best interests of the child must always be a primary consideration.

- On what grounds is ending morning and afternoon activities in the best interests of children?

5. The state must respect the responsibilities, rights and obligations of parents or other guardians of the child in raising the child.

- How do Kihniö municipal leaders respect the responsibility and obligation of guardians by ending the essential service for families with children, which guardians use to guarantee a safe place for their child after the school day, and thus take responsibility?

18. Parents have the primary and joint responsibility for the upbringing and development of their children in accordance with their best interests. The State shall support parents in their upbringing.

- How does the decision to discontinue morning and afternoon activities support guardians in raising their children?

Don't the municipal leaders of Kihniö want new families in the community? Don't the municipal leaders of Kihniö care if families with children move to other communities where children are taken into account in services and are grateful for them?

What kind of municipality abandons its families with children, its future?

In Kihniö on July 14, 2024

6 residents

The mayor presents and provides information on current issues and events that are pending and in preparation.

The Education and Welfare Committee will discuss a similar matter at its meeting on September 4, 2024.

According to Section 1 of the Pre-emption Act (5.8.1977/608), a municipality has a right of pre-emption in the sale of real estate located in the municipality in order to acquire land for community development and for recreational and conservation purposes. The right of pre-emption means the municipality's right to redeem the sold real estate for the purchase price agreed upon by the seller and the buyer. When using the pre-emption, the municipality takes the place of the buyer and acquires ownership of the area that is the subject of the sale under the terms of the deed of sale.

The municipality must also compensate the buyer for direct costs related to the transaction and pay interest on the costs in accordance with Section 3, Paragraph 2 of the Interest Act (633/1982). According to Section 21 of the Pre-emption Act, the municipal government decides on the exercise of the pre-emption right. The decision must be made and the registration authority, i.e. the Land Survey, notified of it within three months of the certification of the transfer deed.

The decision must be given without delay as a demonstrable notification to the buyer and seller.

Attached material: property transfer list

Real estate transfer notices:

17 property transfer notices

Official decisions:

Municipal Mayor Section 7

Director of Finance and Administration §

Financial Manager § -

Proceedings:

Education and Welfare Board 25.6.2024

§ 59 Legality and quorum of the meeting

§ 60 Selection of the minutes inspectors

§ 61 Appropriation and organizational change for cleaning support services under the Education and Welfare Board

§ 62 Position of lecturer in Finnish language and literature at Kihniö comprehensive school

Education and Welfare Board 12.8.2024

§ 63 Legality and quorum of the meeting

§ 64 Selection of the minutes inspectors

§ 65 Amendment to the decision to grant school transport

§ 66 Statement to the municipal government on the audit committee's observations in the evaluation report

Section 67 Comprehensive reform of the Integration Act (KOTO24)

§ 68 Decisions of office holders

§ 69 Notification and other matters

Technical Committee 21.8.2024

§ 51 Legality and quorum of the meeting

§ 52 Selection of the minutes inspectors

§ 53 Mänperiperä Energy Park; planning proposal

§ 54 Närhinkangas wind farm; Participation and assessment plan OAS

§ 55 Financial performance 1.1 - 31 March 2024

§ 56 Appropriation and organizational change for cleaning services transferred to the technical committee

support services

§ 57 Statement to the municipal government on the audit committee's observations in the evaluation report

§ 58 Hearing before judgment / real estate RN:o 250-407-9-91

§ 59 Order for joining organized waste transport / property RN:o 250-401-24-2

§ 60 Order for joining organized waste transport / property RN:o 250-405-19-2

§ 61 Expiration of the penalty notice procedure / real estate RN:o 250-407-9-135

§ 62 Expiration of the penalty notice procedure / real estate RN:o 250-401-2-36

§ 63 Expiration of the penalty notice procedure / real estate RN:o 250-401-6-5

§ 64 Expiration of the penalty notice procedure / real estate RN:o 250-403-1-84

§ 65 Expiration of the penalty notice procedure / real estate RN:o 250-403-22-40

§ 66 Municipal initiative / Kihniö municipality must update its building regulations to attract new cottage residents

§ 67 Current affairs

§ 68 Sale of Hurula property

§ 69 Sale of the Mansikkamäki property

Arrivals:

1. Pirkanmaa ELY: Employment review July 2024, Kihniö unemployment rate 7,4

2. Municipal initiatives submitted on 25 June and 12 August 2024 in the municipal initiative service.