Municipal Council 2025-2029
Minutes, 13.10.20253/2025
13.10.2025 18.00 - 19.09
Puumila
Yes, checked and found to be in accordance with the meeting's procedure.
13.10.2025
Puumila
14.10.2025
Kaija Haapamäki
Office secretary
According to Section 99 of the Administrative Code, an invitation to a council meeting must be sent at least 4 days before the meeting to each councillor and to those who have the right or obligation to be present at the meeting. At the same time, information about the meeting must be published on the municipality's website.
The agenda of the matters to be discussed at the meeting must be sent together with the notice of the meeting, unless there are special reasons preventing this (Administrative Rules, Section 93).
The agenda is published on the municipality's website (Administrative Rules Section 95 and Municipalities Act Section 94). The meeting 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.
The invitation to this council meeting, including the agenda, was sent on December 5, 2024. The invitation to the meeting has been published on the municipality's website.
The council has a quorum when at least 2/3 of the council members are present.
A roll call is taken and the legality and quorum of the meeting are then determined.
The motion for a resolution was adopted unanimously.
Roll call was delivered. The meeting was found to be legal and quorate.
Two minutes reviewers will be elected. In accordance with the agreed practice, the reviewers will be Antti Kivioja and Markus Koivisto. The minutes will be reviewed on October 13th and will be available for viewing on October 14th, 2025 on the municipality's information network.
The motion for a resolution was adopted unanimously.
Appendices 1-3 interim reports of departments
The municipal council marks the interim reports as brought to its attention.
The motion for a resolution was adopted unanimously.
The department heads presented the matter at the meeting.
The municipal council will consider and take note of the report provided by the municipal government on the findings raised in the 2024 evaluation report.
The motion for a resolution was adopted unanimously.
Municipal Board 8.9.2025 Section 171
The municipal government proposes to the council that an appropriation of 241.000 euros be added to the budget cost center 1610 Social Security Outsourcing for the payment of the settlement agreement.
The municipal council decides that the following changes will be made to the current year's budget:
- An appropriation of EUR 241.000 will be added to budget cost center 1610 Social Security Outsourcing for the payment of the settlement agreement. The following changes and additions will be made to the investment program for 2025:
- The purpose of the €30.000 budget allocated for the property development and spatial planning of the Health and Service Center will be changed to the renovation of the building's stormwater solutions.
- €5.000 will be added to the implementation of signage for the Geopark cross-country trail.
- The purpose of the €55.000 allocation for the renovation of the comprehensive school's plot and foundations, drainage and yard structures will be changed to the renovation of the school's announcement system. Cost estimate €23.000. The remaining investment reserve of €32.000 will be removed from the budget in this regard.
- €20.000 will be added to the investments for the purchase of an early childhood education enterprise resource planning system.
The motion for a resolution was adopted unanimously.
Financial office
According to Section 84 of the Local Government Act, a municipal elected official and office holder must make a declaration of interests regarding their management positions and positions of trust in companies and other entities engaged in business activities, significant assets, and other interests that may be relevant to the performance of their positions of trust and office.
The obligation to declare interests applies to members of the municipal government and the institution performing the duties referred to in the Land Use and Building Act (132/1999), the chairperson and vice-chairpersons of the council and the board, the mayor, the deputy mayor and the rapporteur of the municipal government and the board. The declaration must be made within two months of the person being elected to their position.
The declaration of affiliation is made to the Audit Committee, which monitors compliance with the notification obligation and brings the declarations to the attention of the council.
The Audit Committee has discussed the received declarations of interest in its meetings and decided to publish them on the public information network.
According to Section 87 of the Administrative Regulations, the Audit Committee must submit declarations of interest to the council once a year.
Declarations of affiliation have been requested at the beginning of the new council term from all elected officials and office holders who are subject to the obligation.
Audit Committee April 16.9.2025, XNUMX
Proposal: Audit Committee
-processes received declarations of interest
-decides to publish the processed declarations of interest on the municipality's website
-if necessary, ask those required to report to submit a report or supplement the report.
Decision:
30 declarations of interest had been submitted to the Audit Board. The Audit Board decided to publish the submitted declarations on the municipality's website.
Declarations of affiliation can be read on the municipality's website. www.kihnio.fi > decision-making > commitments
Appendix 4 dependencies
The municipal council will take note of the declarations of interest.
The motion for a resolution was adopted unanimously.
The council may also consider a matter that is not mentioned in the notice of the meeting if the urgency of the matter requires it.
A matter that the municipal government must prepare may not be taken up for decision unless the municipal government has had an opportunity to discuss it. Notwithstanding this, the council may unanimously take up a matter that is urgent (Municipalities Act, Section 95).
Matters to be reported to the council can be recorded in this item.
The next meeting of the municipal council will be held on November 10, 2025.
Budget realization 8/2025
The municipal council will take note of other matters.