Technical director as an expert at the meeting.

Technical director as an expert at the meeting.

Appendices 1-8

Technical director as an expert at the meeting.

Appendices 9-10 site plan and zoning map

Technical director as an expert at the meeting.

Appendices 11-12 plan map and site plan

Technical director as an expert at the meeting.

The board's positive decision on the deviation permit deviates significantly from the municipality's previous guidance and decision-making regarding waterfront construction. Although the municipal strategy contains references to increasing waterfront construction, operating principles and practices in the municipality should be jointly aligned at different decision-making levels.

Appendices 13-14 site plan and zoning map.

According to Section 39 of the Local Government Act, the municipal government is responsible for, among other things, the preparation, implementation and supervision of the legality of the council's decisions. If the municipal government considers that the council's decision has been made in an incorrect order or that the council has exceeded its authority or that the decision is otherwise unlawful, the municipal government must not implement the decision. In such a case, the matter must be brought before the municipal council again without delay. (Section 96 of the Local Government Act)

The following matters were discussed at the Municipal Council meeting on December 8, 2025:

§ 8 Legality and quorum of the meeting

§ 9 Selection of the minutes inspectors

§ 10 Financial statements for 2024 and discharge of liability for those liable for accounting

§ 11 2024 evaluation report

§ 12 Well-being report 2024 and well-being plan 2025

§ 13 Amendment of the administrative regulations

§ 14 Appropriation changes to the 2025 budget

§ 15 Notification of declarations of affiliation to the municipal council

§ 16 Report on council and municipal initiatives for 2024 and unfinished initiatives

§ 17 Management contract

§ 18 Other matters

According to Section 105 of the Local Government Act, the election of elected officials shall be held proportionally if at least the number of members of the institution present so demands, which is obtained by dividing the number of those present by the number of those to be elected, plus one. When holding a proportional election, the provisions on municipal elections must be observed, as applicable.

According to the administrative rules, the council elects an election committee for the purpose of conducting proportional elections for its term. The committee has three members and each has a personal deputy. One of the members is appointed as the chairman and one as the vice-chairman.

The council's minutes keeper acts as the secretary of the board, unless the council decides otherwise.

According to Section 18 of the Local Government Act, the council shall elect a chairperson and the necessary number of vice-chairpersons from among its members for their term of office, unless the council has decided on a shorter term of office. The chairperson and vice-chairpersons are elected in the same election.

According to the administrative rules, the council has a maximum of three vice-chairmen.

There is no need to conduct an actual election if the presidium is elected by unanimous decision of the council.

According to Section 32 of the Local Government Act, the municipal council elects members for a period equal to or shorter than its term of office.

According to Section 33 of the Local Government Act, the council elects a chairperson and the necessary number of vice-chairpersons from among its members. The chairperson and vice-chairperson are elected in the same election.

A person eligible for election to the municipal government (Municipality Act, Section 73) is a person who is eligible for election to the council, but not:

1) a person employed by a municipality and working directly under the municipal government;

2) a person who is employed by an organization or foundation under the control of the municipality operating within the area of ​​responsibility of the municipal government;

3) a person employed by the municipality who, as a committee rapporteur or otherwise, is responsible for preparing matters to be considered by the municipal government;

4) a person who is a member of the board of directors or a comparable body or who holds a leading and responsible position or a comparable position in an entity or foundation engaged in business, if the entity in question is one for which the resolution of matters normally dealt with in the municipal board is likely to produce substantial benefit or harm.

The chairperson of the board of a community or comparable body responsible for the protection of the interests of personnel in the municipality concerned is not eligible to be elected to the municipal board. Nor is a person who is responsible for the protection of interests as a community negotiator or in another similar capacity.

The majority of the members of the municipal board must be persons other than those employed by the municipality or an entity or foundation controlled by the municipality.

According to Section 32 of the Local Government Act, members of the institution are elected for the term of office of the council, unless the council has decided on a shorter term of office.

According to the administrative regulations, the number of members of the municipal board is seven. The municipal board has a chairman and one vice-chairman, who are appointed by the municipal council from among the members.

According to Section 121 of the Local Government Act, the municipal council shall appoint an audit committee to organize the audit of administration and finances. The chairman and vice-chairman of the committee must be authorized.

The audit committee must prepare the administrative and financial audit matters to be decided by the council, and assess whether the operational and financial objectives set by the council have been achieved both in the municipality and in the municipal group.

The following are not eligible to be elected to the Audit Board:

1) member of the municipal government;

2) the mayor and deputy mayor;

3) a person who is a close relative of a member of the municipal board, mayor, mayor or deputy mayor as referred to in section 28, subsections 2 and 3 of the Administrative Procedure Act (434/2003), concerning grounds for disqualification;

4) a person who is employed by a municipality or an entity or foundation controlled by a municipality;

5) a person who is not eligible to be elected to the municipal government.

According to the administrative rules, the board has a maximum of 6 members. A member is elected to the audit board from each party elected to the council. The chairman, vice-chairman and three members.

According to Section 13 of the Election Act, the municipal council must appoint a municipal central election board, which consists of five members and the necessary number of alternate members, but at least five. Alternate members who are not personal must be appointed in the order in which they replace the regular members.

The members, of whom the council must appoint one as chairman and one as vice-chairman, and the deputy members shall be elected for four years at a time from among the eligible municipal members in such a way that, as far as possible, they represent the voter groups that appeared in the municipality in the previous municipal elections. An actual election is not necessary if the election is unanimous.

According to Section 10 of the Administrative Regulations, the Education and Welfare Board has seven (7) members and each has a personal deputy. A chairperson and a vice-chairperson are elected from among the members.

The following provisions are made regarding eligibility for election to the board in Section 74 of the Local Government Act:

"A person eligible for election to a board or committee is a person who is eligible for election to the council, but not:

1) a person employed by the municipality and subordinate to the relevant board or committee;

2) a person who is employed by a municipally controlled entity or foundation operating within the area of ​​responsibility of the relevant board or committee;

3) a person who is a member of the board of directors or a comparable body or who holds a leading and responsible position or a comparable position in an entity engaged in business, if the entity in question is one for which the resolution of matters normally dealt with in the relevant board is likely to produce substantial benefit or harm."

According to Section 4a of the Act on Equality between Women and Men, municipal and inter-municipal cooperation institutions, with the exception of municipal councils, must include both women and men.

According to the administrative regulations, the main area of ​​responsibility for technical administration is a 7-member technical committee.

The board's decision-making authority is defined in the administrative regulations approved by the municipal council.

According to Section 10 of the Administrative Regulations, the Technical Committee shall consist of seven (7) members. Each member shall have a personal deputy. The Council shall elect a chairman and one vice-chairman from among the members of the committees.

The following provisions are made regarding eligibility for election to the board in Section 74 of the Local Government Act:

"A person eligible for election to a board or committee is a person who is eligible for election to the council, but not:

1) a person employed by the municipality and subordinate to the relevant board or committee;

2) a person who is employed by a municipally controlled entity or foundation operating within the area of ​​responsibility of the relevant board or committee;

3) a person who is a member of the board of directors or a comparable body or who holds a leading and responsible position or a comparable position in an entity engaged in business, if the entity in question is one for which the resolution of matters normally dealt with in the relevant board is likely to produce substantial benefit or harm."

According to Section 4a of the Act on Equality between Women and Men, municipal and inter-municipal cooperation institutions, with the exception of municipal councils, must have at least 40 percent of both women and men, unless there are special reasons to the contrary.

According to Section 6 of the Real Estate Formation Act, the council must elect at least six persons as trustees for real estate transactions for a period corresponding to the council's term of office. The trustee must be a person familiar with real estate matters and familiar with local conditions. The provisions on district court lay judges apply to the eligibility to serve as trustees.

There have been six trustees for real estate transactions during the past term. Deputy members are not elected.

The Courts Office confirms the number of jurors for a district court. If the judicial district includes several municipalities, the number of jurors is confirmed primarily in proportion to the population of the municipalities. However, at least one juror must be elected from each municipality.

The number of jurors may be changed on the proposal of the municipal council or the district court if the number of inhabitants of the municipalities within the jurisdiction or the number of cases handled by the district court has changed substantially. The Courts Office confirms the number of jurors to be elected from each municipality primarily in proportion to the number of registered residents of the municipalities. However, at least one juror must be elected from each municipality. The municipal council elects the jurors for a period corresponding to the term of office of the council.

The jury members elected from the municipality must represent the age, occupation, gender and language distribution of the municipality's population as equally as possible.

According to the Act on District Court Laymen, a layman must be a Finnish citizen residing in a municipality within the jurisdiction of the district court, who is not bankrupt, whose legal capacity is not restricted, and who must be considered suitable to serve as a layman.

A person under the age of 25 or over the age of 65 may not be elected as a juror.

A person who holds a position in a general court or the Criminal Sanctions Agency or who, in his or her position, performs enforcement duties, criminal investigations, or customs or police supervision, nor a prosecutor, attorney, or other person practicing law as a professional, may be a juror.

The number of jurors has been confirmed on 20 May 2025 and the jurors will be elected to their positions as soon as possible after the municipal elections held every four years. According to the court's decision, the Kihniö municipal council must elect one juror to the district court.

According to Section 13 of the Decree on Police Administration, the council elects members to the advisory board of police departments for their term of office.

The Central Finland Police Department asks each municipality in its area of ​​operation to appoint one member and a personal deputy to the advisory board.

The Pirkanmaa Regional Council has requested that the council meeting nominate a municipal representative to the Pirkanmaa Municipal Assembly, which will be held on June 27, 2025.

The task of the Assembly of Representatives is to elect a provincial council, whose term of office is the same as the municipal elections. The party distribution of the provincial council is based on the results of the 2025 municipal elections. Representatives of the different party districts in Pirkanmaa negotiate about the persons to be elected.

According to Article 6 of the current Constitution of the Pirkanmaa Region, the Regional Government decides on the time and place of the assembly of representatives. According to the same article, the invitation to the assembly of representatives of municipalities must be sent in writing to the member municipalities at least one month before the meeting. The member municipalities must state in writing the names of the representatives they have elected.

to the Provincial Government no later than 14 days before the Municipal Assembly of Representatives, and the notice of the Assembly of Representatives meeting and the agenda must be sent to the representatives no later than seven days before the Municipal Assembly of Representatives.

According to Article 4 of the Constitution of the Pirkanmaa Region, "Each member municipality shall elect one member to the Municipal Assembly for each 10,000 inhabitants residing in the municipality on the last day of the year preceding the last municipal elections, however, a maximum of three members. A personal deputy shall be elected for each member."

According to Article 10 of the Constitution of the Pirkanmaa Region, "The Assembly of Municipal Representatives shall elect the members of the regional council representing the member municipalities and their personal deputies."

Attached is the invitation to the Municipal Assembly of Representatives on June 27, 2025 and the number of members of the Municipal Assembly of Representatives.

Municipal governments or councils from each municipality elect 1-3 representatives to the Municipal Assembly in proportion to the municipality's population. Instructions and a schedule for the election of representatives have been sent to the municipalities and published at www.municipal association.fi/municipaldays The number of votes of member municipalities at the Municipal Assembly is also determined by the number of inhabitants.

The number of representatives is determined by the municipality's population, with Kihniö electing one representative to the Municipal Assembly. The number of votes of member municipalities at the Municipal Assembly is determined by the municipality's population as follows:

Municipality population Number of votes

Up to 10,000 inhabitants 1 vote

10,001 - 100,000 inhabitants 2 votes

over 100,000 inhabitants 20 votes

Notification of the municipality's representatives and alternate representatives must be made via the web address provided by the association no later than 13 October 2025. At the same time, the municipality's decision on the election of representatives and the distribution of votes among the representatives must be submitted. The decision is also required even if there is only one representative.

The Lakeuden Waste Board's area of ​​operation covers the municipalities of Alavuti, Ilmajoki, Kuortane, Kurikaa, Kihniö, Lapua, Seinäjoki and Ähtäri as of 1 January 2013. Ilmajoki is the host municipality. The Waste Board is responsible for and decides on matters within its area of ​​operation that, according to the Waste Act (646/2011), are regulated as the responsibility of the municipality.

According to the rules of procedure of the Lakeuden Waste Board, each member municipality has a representative on the waste board, 1 representative and an alternate representative for every 25,000 inhabitants.

According to the cooperation agreement of the Western Pirkanmaa employment area, for the purpose of organizing the services of the employment area, the Sastamala City Council elects members and deputy members to the joint employment board based on proposals from the municipalities in the cooperation area. The chairman and deputy chairman are elected from the representatives of the responsible municipality. The requirements of the Equality Act must be taken into account when selecting members.

The Employment Board has fifteen (15) members and personal deputies. Six (6) of the members and deputies are elected from Sastamala, three (3) from Hämeenkyrö, two (2) from Ikaali, two (2) from Parkano, one (1) from Punkalaitumen and one (1) from Kihniö.

According to the 2025 municipal election results, the composition of the Employment Board is as follows:

CENTRAL PARTY 5, SDP 3, KOK 3, PS 2, VAS 1, KD 1, TOTAL 15

The mandate distribution of the Employment Board for the council term 2025-2029 is presented as follows:

The Sastamala region's social and health services, Sotesi, is responsible for general health surveillance, veterinary care and animal protection, as well as environmental protection in the Sastamala, Punkalaitumen, Ikaalinen, Parkano and Kihniö areas.

The Sastamala Social and Health Board has an environmental section with three members and three deputy members, two from the city of Sastamala and one from the municipality of Punkalaitumen. In addition to the above, the city of Ikaalinen, the city of Parkano and the municipality of Kihniö each elect one member and a deputy member. These members participate in the meetings of the environmental section when matters concerning the municipalities in question or matters concerning the entire cooperation area are under consideration. The requirements of the Equality Act must be taken into account when selecting members.

The bodies of a municipal association are regulated in Section 58 of the Local Government Act. The decision-making power of the member municipalities in a municipal association is exercised either by the joint meeting of the municipal association or by a body elected by the member municipalities specified in the basic agreement.

The highest body is often the association council, whose members are elected by the council of the member community in accordance with the constitution.

The member associations are asked to nominate one representative to the association meeting and a personal alternate representative.

The bodies of a municipal association are regulated in Section 58 of the Local Government Act. The decision-making power of the member municipalities in a municipal association is exercised either by the joint meeting of the municipal association or by a body elected by the member municipalities specified in the basic agreement.

The highest body is often the association council, whose members are elected by the council of the member community in accordance with the constitution.

The Satakunta Education Association's joint meeting is held twice a year, by the end of June and November. According to the association's charter, the member municipalities elect one (1) member and a personal deputy to the joint meeting.

The council meets at times it decides and also when the chairman of the council deems it necessary.

The council must also be convened to consider a matter notified by the municipal government or at least a quarter of the council members at their request. Such a matter must be prepared urgently.

The council is convened by the chairman. The meeting notice for the first meeting of the council is issued by the chairman of the municipal government, and the meeting is opened by the oldest councillor present, who presides until the chairman and vice-chairmen of the council have been elected. The notice must state the matters to be discussed.

The meeting notice must be sent at least four days before the meeting. At the same time, the meeting must be announced on the public information network. The annexes to the agenda are published on the municipality's website at its discretion, taking into account the information interests of the municipality's residents. The agenda may be sent electronically if the municipality ensures that the necessary technical equipment and connections are available.

An invitation is sent to each councillor, three deputy councillors and those who have the right or obligation to be present at the meeting. The meeting of the municipal council may be announced in the Ylä-Satakunta newspaper. However, the absence of an announcement in the local newspaper does not prevent the council from meeting.

According to Section 97 of the Administrative Rules, a Delegate who is unable to attend a meeting or is disqualified from discussing an item on the agenda must immediately notify the Chairman or Secretary of the Council of the impediment or disqualification.

In order to invite alternate members and provide meeting materials, the secretary of the institution needs to be aware of changes in the composition of the institution as far in advance of the meeting as possible. Alternate delegates are invited to the meeting in the order in which they are present.

The minutes will be reviewed no later than the day following the meeting and published online the day after the review.

The council generally meets on Mondays.

The municipal government proposes that for the term 2025–2029, the council meeting notice will be published on the municipality's website. The meeting may be announced in the Ylä-Satakunta newspaper. The meeting invitation may also be sent to the councillors electronically.

The municipality's announcements are made public by publishing them on the public announcements notice board (website notice board) and, if necessary, in another manner decided by the municipality, such as in the Ylä-Satakunta newspaper. Announcements refer to so-called official announcements, which are required by law.

According to Section 108 of the Local Government Act (410/2015), municipal notifications shall be made public by publishing them on the public information network, unless otherwise provided for by the provisions on confidentiality, and, if necessary, in another manner decided by the municipality. The public information network is the main channel for notifications. The Local Government Act leaves the municipality with broad discretion when deciding on voluntary information.

Municipal notifications Notifications must be available on the public information network for 14 days, unless otherwise required by the nature of the matter. The personal data contained in the notification must be deleted from the information network after the aforementioned period.

As required by other legislation, announcements from state regional and local government authorities will continue to be published on the municipal notice board.

The announcement of the positions and positions to be applied for is published in addition to the municipality's website and notice board, at the discretion of the filling authority, in a newspaper or professional magazine of the field (so-called shortened announcement, reference to the full version of the municipality's website) and in the TE Services' Open Jobs service.

The appeal against the election of the Technical Director has been withdrawn by the appellant by email on 22 May 2025. The appellant waives the right to appeal the decision of the Kihniö Municipal Board of 28 April 2025, Section 87, to elect Reijo Väliharju, Master of Engineering in Civil Engineering, to the position of Technical Director. Accordingly, there is no obstacle to confirming the election in this regard. Väliharju has also submitted an acceptable certificate of his health.

According to the municipal administrative regulations, meetings of the institution are held at a time and place decided by the institution. A meeting is also held when the chairman deems a meeting necessary or when a majority of the members of the institution submit a proposal to the chairman to hold one.

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:

3 property transfer notices

Official decisions:

Municipal Mayor § 20, 21, 22

Financial Manager §

Minutes of committees and divisions:

Education and Welfare Board 20.5.2025

§ 32 Legality and quorum of the meeting

§ 33 Selection of the minutes inspectors

§ 34 Position to be filled by the Educational Service

Council for the Elderly and Disabled 22.5.2025

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

Update to the previous agreement:

1.Rental period

After the update, all contracts would have the same end date, December 31, 2067. In addition, the validity period can also be extended once for five years in the amendment contract. Rent will of course also be paid for additional years.

Extending the lease period enables the use of the wind farm throughout its technical lifetime and at the same time also extends the compensation period during which compensation is paid to the landowner.

2. Termination of the contract

The wording of the termination terms has been clarified; the terms themselves remain otherwise similar, but the text relating to the timing of construction work has been changed. After the update, the ground for termination is that construction work has not commenced within three years of the legally valid building permits.

Today, the project's zoning process, handling of potential complaints, and construction and financing planning often require 5-8 years due to increased needs for clarification.

3.Regional compensation

With the amendment agreement, we are also offering a new area compensation of 30€/ha to every landowner outside the impact area. This will ensure compensation also for properties that are not located in the impact area of ​​the wind turbine or that are not located directly in the impact area near the power plant, but are located in the planning area. The area compensation does not affect the compensation for the impact area of ​​the power plant location.

The municipality's minutes/intra program requires an update to a new version. The cost of the update is approximately 17.000 euros. The current system only includes the minutes program and intranet. We have also looked at other program options that could handle the production of agendas and minutes, electronic archiving, intranet content, etc.

The municipality of Kihniö is looking for a Sähke2-certified electronic archiving system that does not bind the municipality to the use of other systems. The municipality uses M365 services extensively and integration with them is important. In addition, it is interesting to integrate electronic signing as an automated part of various processes as possible.

The wishes for the electronic archiving system are as follows:

• The system must be Tähke2 certified
• The system must enable easy archiving of financial management and personnel management systems.
• Archiving must be easily implemented within school and early childhood education systems.
• The system must enable automatic consideration of retention periods and other special needs in accordance with the TOS
• Ideally, all archived data is easily found in one place.
• It should be easy to use and manual work should be minimized.
• Fully automated digitization, indexing, and metadata generation of paper documents are of interest. For example, making it as easy as possible to electronically archive building permit documents is important.
• The Docuware case management software is artificial intelligence-based and compliant with SÄHKE2 requirements (Storage system requirements 22.6.2022) and is maintained in accordance with SÄHKE2 certification requirements.

Now that it is time to update a capable program, it would be a good time to change the program. Docuware operating costs for 15 users with a license are 655 euros per month. Ricoh RCIP integration platform (cloud service) 339 euros /month. Five-year operating costs 59.640 euros. Setup costs are 4-6 days. Daily price 1.350 euros. An allocation has been reserved for setup costs in investments.