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Councils, committees, and boards
City Council holds elections for multiple councils, committees, and boards acting under its authority. The Resolution on the Management of Reykjavík City and City Council Minutes specifies the councils, committees, and boards in question, and City Council elects their members.
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Elections for councils, committees, and boards
City Council elects representatives for councils and committees to deal with specific issues, and the councils and committees act on specific approvals specifying the roles, tasks, and responsibilities of each.
City Council elects seven representatives and seven alternates to serve on the City’s following sectorial councils:
- Human Rights & Violence Prevention Council
- Culture, Sports, and Leisure Council
- Education & Youth Council
- Welfare Council
- Environment & Planning Council
- Digital Council
City Council also elects representatives the following councils and committees for four years at a time:
- Public Security Committee. One representative and two alternates.
- Child Protection Committee. Five representatives and five alternates.
- Audit Committee. Three representative and three alternates.
- Accessibility and Consultation Committee for Disabled People. Three representative and three alternates.
- Intercultural Council. Two representatives and two alternates.
- Residents’ Councils. Three representative to each and three alternates. There are nine residents’ councils in total.
- Procurement & Public Works Council. Five representatives and five alternates.
- Brú Pension Fund. Three representatives on the Board and three alternates.
- Elderly Affairs Council. Three representative and three alternates.
City Council also elects a representative for one year to the following boards:
- Associated Icelandic Ports. Five representatives and five alternates.
- Reykjavík Energy. Five representatives and five alternates.
Depending on the provisions of the relevant electoral law, City Council elects representatives, and alternates, to the constituency electoral commissions, district electoral commissions, and local electoral commissions.
City Council and/or the City Executive Council elect or appoint its representatives to various boards, councils, and committees according to the provisions of laws and regulations or according to specific resolutions.