Employment Services Manager Kaija Rönni presents employment services.

According to the municipal administrative regulations and the budget and financial plan approved by the municipal council, in the operating budget section, the council sets operational and financial goals and allocates the appropriations and revenue estimates required for the goals to the institution to carry out its tasks.

In the utilization plan, the relevant administrative authority further distributes the appropriation allocated to the task group to cost centers with precision for each type of expenditure and income.

Appendix No. 1 is the operational plan for activities under the municipal government.

The budget is the single most important tool for managing the municipality's finances and operations. According to Section 110 of the Local Government Act, the municipal council must approve the budget for the following calendar year before the end of the year. At its meeting on 8 December 2025, the Kihniö municipal council approved the budget for 2026 and the financial plan for 2027–2028.

According to Section 68 of the Administrative Regulations, the municipal government may, after considering the budget, issue instructions on the implementation of the budget. The budget implementation instructions are intended to provide concrete instructions on the implementation and monitoring of the expenditure and revenue estimates approved by the council. The administrative authorities are responsible for putting the instructions into practice.

For the filling of employment or civil service contracts lasting more than 3 months, a filling permit procedure will be introduced as of 1 January 2026. The filling permit will be granted by the municipal government.

The purpose of the filling permit procedure is to provide more centralized management of recruitment. According to the filling permit practice, a vacant position or task is filled only in necessary situations, and tasks are primarily organized in other ways. At the same time, it is assessed which functions or tasks can be omitted and which functions will be discontinued completely.

In all permanent and temporary recruitments, a filling permit must be requested before the recruitment process begins. Applications for filling permits for permanent employment relationships are submitted to the municipal government for decision. Urgent filling permits for temporary employment relationships can be granted by the mayor.

A filling permit is granted for a justified reason. When processing filling permits, attention is paid to the fact that filling for retiring persons can be avoided through reorganisation of duties or internal transfers. A filling permit is applied for using the form provided for that purpose.

Appendix 2 implementation instructions and filling permit application

In connection with the approval of the 2023 budget, the municipal council decided to establish a working group to prepare a concrete plan for utilizing the health center's facilities in accordance with the needs of the municipality's residents and general service need guidelines. Funding for the preparation of the plan will be reserved from the planning appropriations for technical measures.

After the change of the electoral term, the composition of the working group on the premises will be updated.

According to Section 90 of the Local Government Act (410/2015), the administrative regulations approved by the council shall provide the necessary provisions, including on the meetings of the bodies.

According to Section 140 of the Local Government Act: "The minutes of the council, municipal board and committee and the body referred to in Section 58, subsection 1 of the municipal joint authority, together with the attached instructions for rectification claims or appeals, shall be kept available for viewing on the public information network after inspection, unless otherwise provided for by the provisions on confidentiality. If the matter must be kept completely confidential, only a mention of the handling of the matter to be kept confidential shall be published in the minutes. Only personal data necessary for obtaining information shall be published in the minutes. The personal data contained in the minutes shall be deleted from the information network upon the expiry of the period for rectification claims or appeals.

The municipal member and the municipality referred to in section 137, subsection 2 are deemed to have been informed of the decision seven days after the minutes are available for viewing on the public information network.

The administrative rules contain the following provisions on meeting procedures:

Section 137 Meeting time and place

The institution decides the time and place of its meetings.

A meeting is also held when the chairman deems it necessary or when a majority of the members of the body submit a proposal to the chairman to hold a meeting to discuss a matter they have announced. In such cases, the chairman sets the meeting time.

The chairman may cancel a meeting for a justified reason.

Section 138 Notice of meeting

The meeting is called by the chairman or, in his/her absence, by the vice-chairman.

The notice of the meeting must state the time and place of the meeting and the matters to be discussed. The notice of the meeting must state which decision-making method the institution will follow for each matter. If the matter is to be discussed in an electronic decision-making procedure, the notice must state by when the matter must be discussed electronically.

The agenda, which includes a description of the matters to be discussed and proposals for the institution's decisions, is sent together with the notice of the meeting, unless there are special reasons preventing this. If the agenda, annexes or accompanying material contain information that should be kept confidential, a note of confidentiality will be made in the document.

The notice of the meeting shall be sent to members and others who have the right or obligation to attend in a manner determined by the institution. The notice of the meeting shall be sent at least 4 days before the meeting, including the delivery and meeting days. The aforementioned 4-day period may be waived if the urgency of the matter so requires, with the consent of a majority of the institution.

Section 139 Electronic meeting notice

The meeting notice, agenda, attachments and supporting material can be sent electronically.

Section 158 Preparation and review of minutes

The chairman of the institution is responsible for keeping the minutes and their content. If the chairman and the recorder disagree about the course of the meeting, the minutes will be drawn up according to the chairman's opinion.

The minutes are signed by the chairman and certified by the minutes keeper.

The minutes shall be checked in a manner determined by the institution.

The chairman and the minutes reviewers can also electronically announce the approval of the minutes, in which case the minutes will be verified with signatures later. The signing process can be done electronically through the software application.

The minutes shall be accompanied by instructions for requesting a correction, directions for appeal, and prohibitions on appeal concerning decisions.

Section 159 Notification of decisions to a municipal member

After inspection, the minutes of the municipal government and the committee, together with the attached instructions for rectification requests or appeals, will be kept available for viewing on the municipality's website, as further provided in Section 140 of the Local Government Act.

In recent years, the municipal government has generally met on Mondays approximately every three weeks at 17 p.m.

The municipal government has decided at its meeting on February 13, 2023, Section 25 to conclude a hunting lease agreement With the Kankari Hunting Club regarding the Koskela farm kt 250-405-5-69, a total of approximately 32,12 ha, which ends on 21.2.2028

Kankari Hunting Association and Kihniön Wilderness Hikers Association have merged into one association as of January 1, 2026. The new name for the joint association is Kankari-Ratikylän Hunting Association. Due to the name change, the hunting lease agreement must be updated.

Appendix 3 updated agreement

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:

§ 54 Legality and quorum of the meeting

§ 55 Selection of the minutes inspectors

§ 56 Approval of the 2026 budget and the 2027–2028 financial plan

§ 57 Sale of a designated area of ​​a property 250-403-8-238

§ 58 Appropriation change to the financial statement 2025

§ 59 Change in the purpose of use of budget investment appropriations

§ 60 Amendment to the Administrative Rules of the Children and Family Affairs Division

§ 61 Premises leased by the Pirkanmaa welfare area from the municipality of Kihniö as of 1 January 2026

§ 62 Other matters

According to Section 46 of the Rescue Act (379/2011), agencies, institutions and businesses responsible for various sectors of the state, agencies, institutions and businesses responsible for various sectors of the welfare area and municipalities and joint municipal authorities shall prepare for and participate in rescue operations in accordance with their areas of responsibility, their mutual division of labor and the legislation applicable to them. According to Section 47, authorities, institutions and businesses that are obliged to provide rescue authorities with official assistance and expert assistance or whose expertise is otherwise needed in rescue operations and preparations for them are obliged to prepare, under the leadership of the rescue service and in cooperation with each other, the necessary plans for carrying out their duties in connection with rescue operations and for participating in rescue operations.

 A working group has been responsible for preparing the regional evacuation plan, which has included people from the Pirkanmaa welfare region and the cities and municipalities in the region.

 According to the plan, municipalities are responsible for the spatial arrangements of the properties and the support services related to the properties. In addition, municipalities ensure that a contact person is appointed for each property agreed for evacuation center use, who is notified that the property has been put into use. The support services for which the municipality is responsible are described in the property target cards. Facility lists for the municipality-specific evacuation properties have been sent separately by encrypted email to the municipalities' preparedness contact persons for completion.

 In accordance with the division of labor agreed upon at the Pirkanmaa Regional Executive Meeting on October 10, 2025, the plans will be used in each operator's own necessary decision-making bodies. The working group has proposed that the first Pirkanmaa Regional Executive Meeting of 2026 will check that each party has ensured that the plan has been approved by the end of January 2026.

 Appendix 4 is the provincial evacuation plan, which is a discretionary document pursuant to Section 16a of the Public Access Act (621/1999).

Attached material is the cover letter for the Pirkanmaa provincial evacuation plan dated 28 November 2025.

 According to the administrative regulations, the municipal government decides on emergency plans and other emergency plans.

 Rescue Act Sections 46-47, Administrative Regulations Section 22

The mayor presents the financial situation at the meeting.

Attached is the result.

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

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:

11 property transfer notices

Official decisions:

Municipal Mayor § 2, 4, 5

Financial Manager §

Minutes of committees and divisions:

Education and Welfare Board 3.12.2025

§ 74 Legality and quorum of the meeting

§ 75 Selection of the minutes inspectors

§ 76 Appointment of members of the Children and Family Affairs Division for the term of office 2025-2029

§ 77 Results of the school health survey 2025 and follow-up survey for students at Kihniö comprehensive school

§ 78 Selection of recipients of the leisure activity award for 2025

§ 79 Unit prices for sports activities and youth work in 2026

§ 80 Budget implementation report 01.01. - 31.10.2025

§ 81 Decisions of office holders

§ 82 Notification and other matters

Council for the Elderly and Disabled 5.12.2025

§ 15 Legality and quorum of the meeting

§ 16 Selection of the minutes inspectors

§ 17 Budget of the Council for the Elderly and Disabled for 2026

§ 18 Action plan of the Council for the Elderly and Disabled for 2026

§ 19 Appointment of a member and deputy member of the Council for the Elderly and Disabled to the municipal council

§ 20 Notification and other matters

1. Pirkanmaa Employment Review 11/2025, Kihniö unemployment rate 8,4

2. Kolmostie Recruitment event on February 3, 2026 in Parkano