Information and administration
Good management information and reliable financial management are essential tools for an attractive and effective organisation. We need them in order to demonstrate whether we are setting appropriate priorities and providing good quality – or in other words to answer the questions: ‘Are we doing the right things, and are we doing things right?’
· We will pursue politically set goals and ensure that we can document our activities.
· We will ensure targeted financial management.
· We will ensure effective work processes.
· We will maintain our focus on the environmental management system.
Dialogue with the greater community
To ‘do the right things and do them right’, we must engage in dialogue with the greater community about what these ‘right things’ are. We need to be sensitive to the needs and situations of residents and enterprises and thus provide good, cohesive services within the given financial framework.
· We will draw greater inspiration from residents’ experience, viewpoints, ideas and needs in order to develop our services.
· We will become better at communicating the grounds for and consequences of our choices – choices that balance different needs and interests.
· We will develop our dialogue culture – externally and internally.
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KEY POLICY DOCUMENTS |
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1. Core values: Values for local authority administration.
2. Human resources policy: Policy statement regarding the desired relationship between Albertslund local authority and employees, with general guidelines for that relationship. |
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PRINCIPLES |
PLATFORM ISSUES |
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Urban quality |
Children |
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Democracy |
Culture |
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Diversity |
Environment |
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CORNERSTONES |
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Housing |
Commerce |
Finance |
Organisation |
Communication |
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Serving local citizens
We must offer a service that gives residents and enterprises the seamless help and guidance they need. Every benefit and service must be considered in the natural context of other benefits and services – also beyond the framework of the local authority.
· We will make it easier for residents and enterprises to get an overview of the local authority and what it offers based on individual needs.
· We will offer more digital self-service solutions.
· We will strive to meet the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation’s criteria for an easily accessible website.
Competent employees
Many employees – especially public ones – will be retiring in the years ahead, and unemployment is low. Consequently, companies will compete for the most competent and committed workers. Many factors impact on the attractiveness of a workplace, but an effective and well-run organisation is key.
· We will be one of the ten most attractive local authority workplaces.
· We will attract and retain competent, committed employees at all levels.
· We will do our utmost to ensure the well-being of our employees.
· We will focus on profiling our many strengths to the greater community.
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DID YOU KNOW that at www.albertslund.dk you can register your water and heat consumption, pay bills to the local authority, order national health insurance cards and sign up for daycare centre waiting lists? |
NEW LOCAL PLAN
The Albertslund strategy is also the statutory platform for local authority planning, providing the strategic basis for the impending revision of the 2008-2009 local plan.
The local plan will be revised from A to Z based on this strategy. Other topics involving the town’s physical development and design will also be revised, even if they have not been prioritised as key strategic areas. Listed buildings, urban environments and parking fall under this category.
The Albertslund strategy supports national and regional interests in local authority planning, and the local plan must also support national interests and planned future developments for the region.
National interests
The local government reform has charged local authorities with new planning tasks. Regional Plan 2005 for Greater Copenhagen is now a national directive, and the new local plan must ensure that the local authority takes over the former regional planning tasks. It is primarily provisions regarding the Vestskoven woods and the large parks surrounding the town (open countryside) that need to be incorporated into the local plan.
Finger Plan 2007, the national directive for Greater Copenhagen’s planning, sets out provisions that impact on how land in the local authority can be used, where it is possible to build new urban areas in the Greater Copenhagen region, and the conditions for cohesive green structure. The Finger Plan is meant to ensure a coordinated urban and traffic structure for the entire Greater Copenhagen area.
The national interests incorporated in local authority planning cover a wide range and are valid countrywide. Urban development, traffic facilities, green areas, water and natural environments are some of these interests.
Regional interests
The Growth Forum for Greater Copenhagen has adopted an industrial development strategy entitled ‘Partnerships for knowledge, growth and welfare – enterprise development strategy’, which is an element in the description of the desired regional development.
At present Greater Copenhagen is in the process of drafting the regional development plan that will describe desired future development for the region. The themes infrastructure, environment and education are special areas of focus. The impending local plan will support the desired development as described in the regional development plan.
Local planning
Local plan 2017 was adopted in December 2005. Any local appendices and plans adopted since then also become part of the platform when a new local plan is drafted. Since 2005 three appendices and 13 additional local plans have been adopted. One local planning appendix and one local plan are now in public hearing.
Eight local housing plans have been adopted (nos. 4.0, 4.8, 10.2, 12.5, 14.4, 14.5, 14.6 and 17.8), and no. 9. 2 is now in public hearing. Four local plans deal with the design of new housing areas in Herstedlund and Teglmosegrunden. Two local plans concern Albertslund South, with one setting out the overall framework for development in the area, and the other regulating urban renovation of multi-storey buildings. One local plan considers three new buildings in Vridsløselille Landsby, and one local plan allows for the renovation of the existing housing complex Elmehusene. One local plan to build housing on the Hjørnegården ground in Herstedvester Landsby is in public hearing.
Four local plans have been adopted concerning business and retail trade (nos. 2.3, 2.4, 3.5 and 5.3). Two local plans provide new building opportunities in the Røde Vejrmølle industrial district, high-rise warehouses, for example. One local plan provides the opportunity to put warehouse sales outlets in the centre of Hersted industrial estate. One local plan allows the ground floor of Egelundscentret to be used for shops, restaurants and so on.
One local plan (no. 3.6) was adopted for green area beautification. A large green area and a green belt will be added along Roskildevej in the segment from Hjerstedvestervej to Rønne Allé.
Three appendices to the local plan were adopted (nos. 1, 2 and 3) and one sent to public hearing (no. 4). One appendix increases building density in Egelundscentret, an appendix for Roskildevej divides the area into industrial, green and housing areas, and an appendix for the Røde Vejrmølle industrial district amends the building options, while the appendix being heard amends the conditions for building on the Hjørnegården site.
02. september 2009 //