Decisions of the municipal council on 12 January 2026
The municipal council convened on Monday, 12 January 2026.
§ 3 Election of the Head of Education
The municipal council decided
- to appoint Leena Lakovaaran, Master of Music, to the position of Head of Teaching for an indefinite term starting on 1 March 2026, and, in the event of her refusal, Minna Vuolukan, Master of Education, as the first alternate.
- that a six-month probationary period shall be observed when filling the position
- to note that the election is conditional and will be confirmed once the elected candidate has submitted an approved certificate of health.
§ 4 Summer employment subsidy for 2026
Elisa Laitila made an amendment supported by Anna Yltävä: 150 summer job vouchers will be granted. Summer job vouchers will be granted primarily to young people who have not used a voucher in 2024 or 2025. If a young person has received a voucher in previous years, their application will be placed in a queue. The queue will open for them on 31 May 2026. The aim is to develop and streamline the summer job voucher process to make it more cost-effective by next year at the latest. The appropriations will be changed: the appropriation for summer employment support will be 30,000, the appropriation for the summer entrepreneur programme will be 15,000 and the pilot will be 25,000.
The municipal council unanimously approved the proposed amendment.
The municipal council decided
- approve the introduction of summer job vouchers within the budget allocated by the council as described above, grant 150 summer job vouchers and announce that summer job vouchers can be applied for between 23 February 2026 and 31 October 2026 or for as long as there are vouchers available
- that summer job vouchers will be granted primarily to young people who have not used vouchers in 2024 or 2025; if a young person has received a voucher in previous years, their application will be placed in a queue. The queue will open for them on 31 May 2026.
- that efforts will be made to develop and streamline the summer job voucher process to make it more cost-effective by next year at the latest
- approve a summer employment subsidy of €30,000, the summer entrepreneur programme appropriation of €15,000, and to decide to allocate €25,000 to piloting a municipal employment subsidy for young job seekers in accordance with separate criteria, for a total of €70,000.
§ 5 Issuing a statement on Lentorata Oy’s environmental impact assessment report for the Lentorata project
The municipal board decided to issue a statement in accordance with the explanatory section of Lentorata Oy’s environmental impact assessment report on the Lentorata project.
§ 6 Sammontakojantie I (plan number 3579), proposal for a change to the town plan and partial repeal to be made available for public inspection
The municipal council decided to leave the matter on the table.
§ 7 Upokaskuja II (plan number 3649, Maantiekylä), proposal for amendment to the local detailed plan to be made available for public inspection
The municipal board decided to put Upokaskuja II (3646), a change to the town plan, Maantiekylä, on public display in accordance with section 27 of the MRA for the submission of comments and statements.
§ 8 Submission of a statement to the Helsinki Administrative Court regarding an appeal against a land use agreement
The municipal board decided to submit the statement presented in the explanatory section to the Helsinki Administrative Court.
§ 9 Issuing a statement on the preparation of a regional tourist tax
The municipal council decided
- submit the statement presented in the explanatory memorandum to the Ministry of Finance
- authorises the Chief Financial Officer to submit the statement to the lausuntopalvelu.fi service
- check and approve the minutes on this matter immediately at the meeting.
§ 10 Ownership policy guidelines
The municipal board decided to propose to the council that the council approve the ownership policy guidelines presented in the appendix, with technical corrections.
§ 11 Approval of the basic agreement of the Helsinki Region Transport Authority
The municipal board decided to propose to the council that it approve the basic agreement of the Helsinki Region Transport Authority.
§ 12 Internal audit reporting for 2025 and audit plan for 2026
The municipal board decided to take note of the internal audit reports for 2025 and to approve the internal audit action plan and audit targets for 2026 as presented in the explanatory section.
§ 13 Nomination of a candidate to the Board of Directors of Tuusulan Jäähalli Oy
The municipal board decided to propose a member to the extraordinary general meeting of Tuusulan Jäähalli Oy on 15 January 2026 and to instruct the representative at the general meeting to propose the election of that member to the company’s board of directors. The municipal board decided to propose Ilmari Sjöblom as a member.
§ 14 Municipal management’s operating plans for 2026
The municipal board decides to approve the municipal management’s service area and service unit utilisation plans for 2026 in accordance with the appendix, except that the note “During 2026, the municipality will organise a modest Independence Day celebration without an evening reception” has been removed.
§ 15 Plans for the use of shared service buildings in 2026
The municipal board decides to approve the utilisation plans for shared service areas for 2026 in accordance with the appendix.
§ 16 Operating plans for service units under the Municipal Development Committee for 2026
The municipal board decides to approve the operating plan for the service units under the municipal development committee for 2026 in accordance with the appendix.
§ 17 Operating plans for service units under the Technical Committee for 2026
The municipal board decides to approve the operating plan for the service units under the technical committee for 2026 in accordance with the appendix.
§ 18 Operating plans for service units under the Education and Culture Committee for 2026
The municipal board decides to approve the utilisation plan for the service areas under the education and culture committee for 2026.
§ 19 Utilisation plans for service units under the Culture and Leisure Committee for 2026
The municipal board decides to approve the utilisation plan for the service areas under the Culture and Leisure Committee for 2026.
§ 20 Utilisation plans for service units under the Welfare and Health Promotion Committee for 2026
The municipal board decides to approve the utilisation plan for the service areas under the jurisdiction of the Welfare and Health Promotion Committee for the year 2026.
§ 21 Operating plans for 2026 for the service units under the management of the Water Services Board
The municipal board decides to approve the operating plan for the service units under the water supply utility for 2026.
§ 22 Supervision of institutional minutes
The municipal council decided not to consider the decisions of the institutions mentioned in the minutes attached as an appendix.
§ 23 Notification matters
The municipal board decided to take note of the announcements.
§ 24 Other matters
The municipal council decided to take note of any other matters.
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