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Approvals and rules
This page provides an overview of the main resolutions and rules of Reykjavík City.
Approvals and rules
City Council approvals
Specialist Council approvals
Other council and committee approvals
Other approvals
- Police Resolution for Reykjavík City
- Business licenses for catering and accommodation
- Resolution for Internal Audit and Advisory of Reykjavík City and Internal Auditor
- Resolution on Street Vending
- Resolution on Signage
- Resolution on the Division of Reykjavík City into Districts
- Resolution on the Street Works Fee
- Resolution on Keeping Hens in Reykjavík, Outside Agricultural Areas
- Resolution on Septic Tanks in Reykjavík
- Resolution on Waste Management in Reykjavík
- Resolution on Water Protection in the Capital Area
- Resolution on the Church Building Fund
- Resolution on the Election and Facilities of Elected Representatives
- Resolution on the Municipal Archives
- Resolution on Horse Stables and Stable Districts
- Reykjavík City Equal Pay Policy
- Salary Analysis 2019
Rules
- Rules on the Use of Municipal Land for Signs and Displays
- Rules on Grants for Electric Vehicle Charging Stations in Multi-Owner Buildings
- City Center Fund - Allocation rules
- District Fund - Allocation rules
- Code of ethics for elected representatives
- Code of ethics of Reykjavík City staff
- Rules for City Council Appointments to Senior Management Positions at Reykjavík City
- Reykjavík City Rules for Working and Steering Groups
- Rules on Policies and Strategic Plans
- Rules on Registering the Financial Interests of City Councilors and Executive Positions Outside the City Council
- Procedure Rules for Remote Meetings for Committees and Councils of Reykjavík City
- Reykjavík City Grant-Giving Rules
- City Executive Council Procedures for Restaurants and Accommodation Establishments
- Reykjavík City Procurement Rules
- Rules for Budgeting at Reykjavík City
- Reykjavík City Financial Management Rules
- Reykjavík City Collection Rules
- Reykjavík City Temporary Collection Rules Due to COVID-19
- Rules for Rent Delay for Third-Party Tenants of City Owned Housing
- Rules on the use of the Reykjavík City Logo – Brand guide (PDF)
- Rules on Reykjavík City Receptions
- Rights and Responsibilities of Managers at Reykjavík City Along with Wage Committee Procedural Rules
- Rules on Entertaining Expenses and the Handling of Hospitality Cost
- Rules on Travel Authorization and the Payment of Travel Expense during Trips on Behalf of Reykjavík City
- Rules on the Property Registration of Operating Assets
- Rules for Buying and Selling Property
- Rules for the Mobile Telephones, Smart Devices, and Home Internet Connection for Employees
- Rules on Renting Tjarnarsalur
- Office of the City Council Procedural Rules for City Council Meetings
- Procedural Guidelines for the Documentation of Cases, Processing of Communications, and Submission to the Records Division
- Rules on Web Access Restrictions
- Department of Welfare Rules
- Rules of Procedure for the Audit Committee
- Rules on Handling Telephone Data
- Rules on Computer Use at Reykjavík
- Procedure Rules on Minutes for Committees and Councils of Reykjavík City
- Reykjavík City Rules of Procedure for Official Statements
Rules about confidentiality in email communications
Anyone who by chance, by mistake or without express authorisation receives telegrams, images or other electronic communications signals or symbols, or listens to telephone conversations, may not record anything of this or take advantage of such in any way. Furthermore, he/she must notify the sender of having received information in error. Fullest confidentiality shall be observed in such instances, cf. the first paragraph of Article 88 of the Electronic Communications Act No. 70/2022.