Savonlinna Mayor was fired Hs.fi

Savonlinna City Council voted on Friday mayor Janne Laine for dismissal.

The decision was made by 36-7. Thus, the two -thirds of the two -thirds of the dismissal was fulfilled.

Everybody voted for the dismissal except the Commissioners of the Basic Finns and the KD and one of the delegates of now.

The decision was made on the proposal of the Temporary Committee founded by the city.

Committee It justified the loss of trust by the fact that Laine had problems with staff and trustees.

The Temporary Committee heard a total of 26 people who have worked with Laine.

In the summary of the Temporary Committee, the explanatory memorandum will open up. According to it, Laine’s human resource management has been perceived as old -fashioned and the attitude towards workers and officials « downplay, humiliating and submissive ».

According to the summary, Laine has rarely had discussions with her subordinates or others. Leadership has been mainly done via SMS and emails.

Laine has had a « favoring system » that has caused friction between people, the summary states.

According to the summary, Laine has a negligible and decreasing attitude towards certain trustees, such as laughing at their speeches. The behavior has been perceived to be particularly targeted at women.

In addition According to the Committee, Laine has behaved, among other things, in lobbying events in a way that has caused harm to Savonlinna’s reputation. According to the summary, the events have been perceived as depressing, dictating and too aggressive.

The mayor’s actions in the Pride flag have also been seen to have caused a reputation for Savonlinna. The summary refers to the request for an investigation by the city of Savonlinna madewhen three people lifted the Pride ticket unauthorized to the Savonlinna City Hall’s flagship in the summer of 2022.

In your own In his response, Laine says that the committee’s summary is based on anonymous sources and rumors.

In Laine’s opinion, the committee heard intentionally people who he knew they had a negative attitude towards him.

Laine denies that he has led to messages and favoring certain people.

Laine also disagrees with the claims on lobbying events. In his view, a request for an investigation made by Savonlinna on the Pride case was justified.

Fresh The separator began when 35 delegates signed an initiative in early February to demand separation of the mayor. The council has 43 members.

After that, the City Government’s Presidium negotiated with Laine on the dismissal package.

Chairman of the Board Eija Stenberg told in Marchthat Laine was offered an agreement that would be paid a 20-month salary compensation if he resigned on his own initiative. According to Stenberg, Laine did not take the contract, but asked for a 24 -month salary. Laine has denied having made a counter offer.

When no agreement was concluded, the city government proposed the establishment of a temporary committee to prepare for the dismissal.

Committee reported Last Friday, they will propose to the council to dismiss Laine.

Confidence The wave has been on the wall before.

In 2020, some of the members of the city government prepared a memo about Laine’s inappropriate behavior.

According to the memo, Laine had intimidated or threatened with legal action at meetings, laid up or embarrassed the members of the government who have made proposals for change in his proposals. Among other things General.

However, the council then decided by votes between 27 and 23 that there would be no temporary committee to assess the mayor of the mayor.

Laine started as mayor in 2006.