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

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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

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Challenges

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

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

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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.

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Päijät-Hame

Helsinki

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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

Jaana Simola – the Regional Council of Päijät-Häme

Jaana Simola – the Regional Council of Päijät-Häme

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 ?

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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?

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Living community

• Joint resurces – More integrated, more durable, more flexibility

• Planned soil use– City planning, buying land

• Increase the effectiveness of investments

• Restrain emissions

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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

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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

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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”