Oplæg til brug for estisk delegation, der forbereder kommunalreform i Estland

1. BY CLAUS THYKJÆR, CITY MANAGER
WELCOME TO
GULDBORGSUND MUNICIPALITY
Danish Structural Reform 2002-2007-2015
VISIT OF MAYORS FROM ESTONIA

2. Key essentials of the Danish Local
Government System since 1970
• The system must be in balance
 Local Government legal competences must
match tasks and responsibilities
 LG resources (finances, human resources,
ownership etc.) must match tasks
 LG structure must reflect division of tasks
 LGs must have a fair degree of financial self-
sufficiency (“sustainability”)
• In 2002, the Government decided to review
if a suitable balance still exists

3. Denmark- LG Reform Preparations
• October 2002 – January 2004: Commission
on Administrative Structures
 Broadly composed with Coordinatioon Group (4
ministries), LG Ass., Researchers and
Independent experts
 Reviewed all public sector tasks and structures
• Jan 2004: Presented a 1500 pages report
 4 potential options
 Presented for public hearing

4. Schematic organisation of the Danish
local government system, before reform
The central
government
13
counties
Copenhagen,
Frederiksberg
and
Bornholm
275
Munici-
palities

5. Size of Municipalities, before reform
Largest: Copenhagen (502,362)
Smallest: Læsø (2,145)
Inhabitants Municipalities
0-4,999 16
5,000-9,999 113
10,000-19,999 77
20,000-49,999 48
50,000- 17

6. Distribution of counties
according to population, before reform
Largest: Århus (644.666)
Smallest: Bornholm (44.197)
Inhabitants Counties
0-199.999 2
200.000-299.999 9
300.000-399.999 1
400.000-499.999 3
500.000- 1

7. Structural Reform - Objectives
• A simple and efficient public sector
• Improved services with unchanged taxes
• “A world class health service”
• Less bureaucracy and fewer counters
• More influence for the citizens
• Better participatory democracy

8. Structural Reform Time Plan
October 2002: Appointment of Commission on
Administrative Structure
January 2004: Report and recommendation from the
commission
24 April 2004: Government programme ”New Denmark”!
June 2004: Agreement with political parties in Parliament
1 July 2005: Parliament decision on new administrative
structure
November 2005: Local election to new municipal councils
1 January 2006: New councils in office
1 January 2007: New structure and division of task in
place

9. Commission on administrative
structure - recommendations
Larger municipal and regional units …to
ensure:
 Professional sustainability
 Economies of scale
 One entrance to the public sector – easy access for
the citizens
Change in distribution of tasks … to ensure:
 Coherence in performing tasks
 Coordinated offers for citizens– termination of grey
zones
 Improvement of efficiency and transparency

10. Government Reform Programme
”New Denmark”
• Combined “Strengthened municipalities model”
and “State model”
 Municipalities: The majority of welfare state tasks
 5 regions with one single task = Health care
 Central Government: National/regional
coordination and highly specialized institutions
• The Municipality: “One entrance to the public
sector”
 Focus on E-government

11. Procedures for aggregation
• Voluntary aggregations (under potential threat)
• Minimum size 20,000 inhabitants – although
30,000 recommended
• Municipalities below 20,000 inhabitants:
 Either aggregate or
 Mandatory cooperation with neighbouring
municipalities on service delivery

12. The new Danish
local government system after 2007
Central
government
5
regions
98
municipalities
Nearly all citizens services
Ex:
National infrastructure
Higher education
Judicial system
General practitioners
Regional transport
Hospitals

13. From
2007:
5 New
Regions

14. 98 new
municipalities:

15. Change in Counties’ tasks from 2007
• Hospitals an public health insurance to
regions
• Round-the-clock social service partly to
municipalities
• Secondary education to self ownership
• Regional planning and development large
part to municipalities
• Culture to municipalities and state
• Environmental control to municipalities
• Major roads and regional public transport
to municipalities

16. Central government tasks
• Overall economic policy
• Overall Legislation
• Foreign policy and defense
• Judicial system: courts, prisons and police
• Customs authorities
• Postal services
• Overall transport system
• Employment services
• Vocational training
• Higher education
• Tax collection and tax assessment from
municipalities

17. Regional responsibilities
• Hospitals, general practitioners, specialist doctors (93 %)
• Regional Specialised Care Institutions (4%)
• Regional development planning, incl. public traffic (3%)
Municipality responsibilities
• Day-care and schools
• Elder care
• Labour market
• Local roads
• Nature, environment, physical planning
• Supply of water and energy, waste management
• Health and preventive medicine (KRAM)
• Framework for cultural activities in the local areas
• Framework for business and tourism development

18. Merging process for Guldborgsund
Municipality: four phases
• Six small municipalities merge into 1 large
1. Clarification phase
2. Planning phase
3. Descison phase
4. Implementation phase

19. 1 Clarification phase
• Process strategy:
 Organisation
 Time plan
 Ethical rules
 Communication
strategy
• Starting status
descriptions on
thematic areas
• Vision for the new
municipality

20. 2 Planning phase
• Status descriptions completed and plans being
prepared for
 Organisation / administration
 Economy
 Elder Care
 Children / Schools / Leisure
 Employees
 Etc.

21. 3 Decision phase
For each policy area:
- Prepare central
organisation
- Appoint leaders
- Distribute employees
- Decide service level
- Secure physical area
- Economy
• Generel
• Contracts
• IT:
• Data
• Techniques
• Telephones
• Employments

22. 4 Implementation phase
• Actual moving
• Start of new
municipality
• De-central structure
• Uniform service level
• Developing qualifications
of leaders & employees.
• Development of policies
• Development of solutions

23. Guldborgsund Municipality –
Organisational Structure, today

24. Guldborgsund Municipality
City Council – today. 29 members
Finance Committee
Labour Market Committee
Public Involvement Ad Hoc Committee
Social & Psychiatric Committee
Public Health and Care Committee
Infrastructure & Environment Committee
Culture, Tourism & Settlement Committee
Children, Family & Education Committee

25. Thank you for your attention
Questions?