Council for the Elderly and Disabled
Kustavi has a council for the elderly and the disabled, the aim of which, according to section 27 of the Municipal Act, is to promote the participation and influence of the elderly population in decision-making in the municipality. The Council for the Elderly and Disabled influences the planning, preparation and monitoring of the activities of the various branches of the municipality in matters that are important for the well-being, health, inclusion, living environment, housing or mobility of the elderly population or the services they need.
Council members have the opportunity to participate in training to support advocacy work. The Council regularly invites experts from various fields to its meetings, in addition to fact-finding visits to various sites.
The Council for the Elderly and the Disabled meets a few times a year. Notes of the meetings are available on the municipality’s website.
The chairman of the council is Mirja Järvelä. (mirja.jarvela@kustavi.fi)
Alternate: Jarmo Mäntynen
Members:
Birgitta Eskola, alternate: Launo Valtonen
Pirjo Ilkka, alternate: Tarja Nieminen
Jarmo Tarkkonen, alternate: Raila Forss
Pirjo Ilkka, alternate: Maija Grönroos
Maritta Jalonen, alternate: Leena Paavola
Jaakko Romppanen, alternate: Juha Rannanperä
Minna Blomroos, alternate: Päivi Nikusaari
Timo Urpo, alternate: Sami Jalonen
Jonna Kallio, alternate: Laura Nummela
The Secretary of the Council is Markus Malmelin (markus.malmelin@kustavi.fi).
If you wish to bring matters to the Council, contact any of the above. The minutes of the council meetings are available on the municipality’s website.
Rules of Procedure of the Council for the Elderly and Disabled
Approved by the municipal government on 8.11.2021