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City of Gothenburg Annual Report » 2 012 the Chairman of the City Executive Board Summarises 2012 CITY OF GOTHENBURG ANNUAL REPORT » 2 012 The Chairman of the City Executive Board summarises 2012 The goal we govern the City of Gothenburg by is to create a long-term sustainable city for everyone. This should be done in an open, effective and at the same time participating way. The children have a particular focus in Gothenburg. It is a matter of working for an integrated city, a city that is coherent. Making decisions to ensure social security, ecological sustainability and at the same time support and promote the city’s industry and commerce and the growth of jobs in the city. It is a question of carrying out what is important for Gothenburg and its inhabitants today, while making sure it lasts for the future. In short that it is sustainable in the long term. Prepare the organisation prising 750 different sectors. We have also continued our To succeed in our assignment from our citizens and us- strategic work to develop Gothenburg as a destination ers and to manage the politically established goals, the and a culture and major events city. At the end of the organisation of the City of Gothenburg must be charac- year we could note that almost half of all the jobs gener- terised by a ”whole city” perspective. Gothenburg is one ated in the country were generated in West Sweden. city, a city that provides prospects for sticking together Despite this we have all too high unemployment, which and working together for sustainable development. We we regard as highly unworthy for a growing knowledge will work across borders and towards mutual goals. region such as West Sweden. The challenge for the One important condition for the city to be able to future concerns improving the matching of citizens that develop for the future is to review its organisation and to are now unemployed and could work to the recruiting we fashion it to suit the goals we strive towards. Work on a face in both private and public activities. revision of the city’s municipal companies continued in 2012 so that we have the right conditions in the years Investing for the future to come to chisel out concrete political proposals for the In 2012 a development fund was established in the City organisational structure we need to be properly equipped of Gothenburg. The fund gives us as a city scope to im- for the future. It is basically a matter of creating an plement early preventive initiatives, in the form of social appropriate company structure that to an even greater investments for example, that provide a yield in the form degree can focus on working for the political goals that of fewer social problems of a more serious nature further the City Council has decided on. ahead. The City also decided in 2012 on an idea for the city’s The City has also established the independent Council 400th anniversary. Visions, themes and a number of for Integration and Social Community, which will symbolic projects have been prepared, all based on in- provide the City management with recommendations volved citizens’ records and the seven perspective groups, to strengthen social solidarity in the city. In all it is a comprising people with different competences, from matter of investing in human capital and making the widely varying parts of the Gothenburg community. necessary investments and efforts to strengthen sustain- They have all actively taken part in creating ideas. Now ability in Gothenburg. it is up to us as a city to manage these ideas in a good way and to include the proposals in City planning until A city that is growing the anniversary year 2021. The City of Gothenburg has worked purposefully to be able to offer all those that want one a pre-school place for Gothenburg in the world their child. In 2012 the goal of full cover in pre-school The world around us has also been marked by financial was achieved and 1,406 new pre-school places were unrest in the past year. West Sweden has, however, come completed during the year. In 2012 it was also guaran- on well with a stable market situation. The Gothenburg teed that there are pre-school places during inconvenient region now has versatile industry and commerce com- working hours in all parts of the city. 2 The Chairman of the City Executive Board, Annelie Hulthén, reflects on the past year. Photo: Peter Svensson Work on implementing the West Sweden Package greatest number were newly produced flats, but also continues and with this the city is building infrastruc- about 200 private houses. The Building Committee ture for a long-term sustainable and growing region completed plans during the year for 3,001 more dwell- with Gothenburg as the hub. With the package it will ings. be easier to get along, with better and more attractive In October the City Council decided to adopt the public transport, more reliable transport for industry and vision for the River City, a joint basis for further work on a better environment. The organisation has also worked developing central parts of Gothenburg. Work will now intensively on introducing a congestion charge system start on the Frihamnen area with preparations for the and the City Executive Board intends to follow and 400th anniversary and the plan for an anniversary park. thoroughly evaluate the result of the system during the This major development work requires well-developed coming business year. During the year a study was also working models and new methods for urban develop- initiated on the tram route between the areas of Backa ment, as well as clear leadership. The City Executive and the North River Bank. Board will coordinate the work ahead. During 2012 the City continued to work by a triple helix model and to support and promote the collabora- tion that exists in the city and the region. Some exam- ples are the city’s participation in Mistra Urban Futures and the city’s various Science Parks. A city that is growing by positive migration also makes great demands on housebuilding - during 2012 Anneli Hulthén (Soc. Dem.), Chairman there were 2,110 new dwellings completed. By far the Gothenburg City Executive Board 3 How to read the City of Gothenburg Annual Report The City of Gothenburg Annual Report is submitted by the City Executive Board to the City Council. It is also intended for external stake- holders in the form of lenders, suppliers and other public authorities. The Annual Report is produced by the City Management Offi ce for the City Executive Board. By way of introduction in the Annual Report, the Chairman of the City Executive Board, Anneli Hulthén, makes summarising comments on the past year. The City’s organisation and the members of the City Executive Board are also shown. The City of Gothenburg Annual Report is then divided into four major blocks: BLOCK 1 BLOCK 3 Administration Report Municipal City of Gothenburg – fi nancial analysis and accounts Th e fi rst block contains the Administration» Re- » port, which according to the Municipal Account- Th e block opens with an in-depth fi nancial analysis ing Act is to be included in the Annual Report. It of the City’s accounts. By the municipal City of comprises a summary of the Annual Report with Gothenburg is meant the committees and the fi - a focus on essential parts of the City’s economy nancial administration. With the analysis there is an and activities. Th e City of Gothenburg Admin- account that shows what activity the municipal tax istration Report opens with a strategic analysis revenue is used for. Th en in the “fi nancial positions” and a summarised fi nancial analysis of the City section an analysis is made of the City’s fi nancial and the combined accounts. A follow-up of the commitments in the form of borrowing, among City Council’s prioritised goals is also presented. other things. Th e City’s fi nancial profi le is then A personnel economy report is also made in the summarised, describing how the City’s economy Administration Report. In conclusion, an assess- has developed in relation to other municipalities in ment of the future is made, illustrating the op- Västra Götaland and Halland. Th e section is fol- portunities and risks of the City of Gothenburg lowed by the City’s fi nancial statements, notes and on the basis of known conditions. accounting principles. Finally, the block gives a brief description of the fi nancial results of the district committees and other committees, followed by the City’s operational and investment accounts. BLOCK 2 BLOCK 4 Activities of the Combined accounts City of Gothenburg » – fi nancial analysis and accounts » In this block parts of the activities conducted by Group accounts are called combined accounts in the City of Gothenburg’s 30 or so committees the municipal sector. First in this block is shown a and 20 or so Groups and companies in 2012 are fi nancial analysis of the combined accounts. Th is shown. Th e block is divided into the following is followed by fi nancial statements and notes. Af- areas of activity, taken from the City Council ter this a summary is made of a number of earn- budget: education, individual and family care, ings and investment analyses of some of the larger people with functional impairment, elderly care Groups and companies in the City of Gothen- and home medical care, labour market initia- burg. Finally, all the larger Groups and companies tives, building and housing, traffi c, industry and are shown in tabular form, where earnings, total tourism, culture and leisure, climate and the assets and various key ratios are presented for each environment, diversity and integration, equal individual Group or company.
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