ASSEMBLY OF THE REGIONAL COUNCIL
The highest decision making body in the Regional Council is the Assembly. It has the responsibility for drafting and implementation of the regional state of will and for the political guidelines concerning the regional development and structure as well as the coordination of the lobbying and cooperation. The Regional Council Assembly consists of 40 members who are selected according to the total population of the member municipalities (one to fourteen members from every municipality). The Assembly meets two to three times a year.
During the election period 2009-2012 the political mandates of the Assembly are shared as follows: 13 mandates (National Coalition Party of Finland), 12 (Finnish Social Democratic Party), 6 (Centre Party of Finland), 3 (Left Alliance), 2 (Christian Democrats), 2 (True Finns) and 2 (The Green League of Finland). In the Finnish political system the delegates are not directly elected to the Assembly of the Regional Council. The delegates are nominated to the Assembly by every member municipality based on the results of the municipal election.
The Chairman of the Assembly of the Regional Council of Päijät-Häme is Mr Timo Ihamäki (National Coalition Party of Finland) from the City of Heinola. E-mail: timo(a)timoihamaki.net
The main tasks of the Assembly are
- Drafting guidelines for developing the Region of Päijät-Häme by approving the Regional Development Strategy as well as the developing programmes and the Regional Plans which are necessary for the implementation of Regional Development Strategy.
- Coordination of the Regional Council´s work by approving the financial plan and the budget as well as the regulations needed for the coordination of the administration.
- Controlling the Regional Council´s work by approving the annual report and the financial statements.
