# Decision-making

*URL: https://www.joroinen.fi/en/decision-making/*  
*Published: 2026-04-01*  
*Modified: 2026-06-02*

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## Decision-making in Joroinen

The elected officials’ organisation of the municipality of Joroinen consists of the Municipal Council, the Municipal Government and the committees. The members of the bodies are elected for the Council’s term of office.

### Municipal Council

The Council is responsible for the operations and finances of the municipality. The Joroinen Council has 21 members.

- [Municipal Council](/en/decision-making/council/)

### Municipal Government

The Municipal Government directs the municipality’s administration and is responsible for implementing the Council’s strategies. The Government has 7 members.

- [Municipal Government](/en/decision-making/municipal-government/)

### Committees

The education, technical, audit and central election committees, the council for older people and people with disabilities, and joint committees.

- [Committees](/en/decision-making/committees/)

## Openness and monitoring

Decisions and meetings are published for residents to access. Residents have statutory opportunities to influence the municipality’s decision-making.

### Agendas and minutes

The agendas and minutes of the bodies of the municipality of Joroinen online.

- [Agendas and minutes](/en/decision-making/agendas-and-minutes/)

### Office-holder decisions

The decisions of office-holders by body and by date.

- [Office-holder decisions](/en/decision-making/officeholder-decisions/)

### Participate and influence

Resident initiative, elections and meeting broadcasts — influence decision-making.

- [Participate and influence](/en/decision-making/participate-and-influence/)

## Number of members in the bodies

The municipality’s official elected officials’ organisation consists of the Municipal Council, the audit committee, the Municipal Government, the education committee and the technical committee:

- Council, 21 members
- Municipal Government, 7 members
- Audit committee, 5 members
- Education committee, 5 members
- Technical committee, 5 members

The joint committees are the basic services committee (host municipality Varkaus), the Keski-Savo environmental committee (host municipality Leppävirta) and the rural affairs committee (host municipality Rantasalmi).

### Register of interests

The municipality’s key elected officials and senior office-holders must declare their ties to the audit committee. The declarations are published on the public information network within two months of being elected to the position.

Ties are declared by the Chair and Deputy Chairs of the Council, the members and presenting official of the Municipal Government, the Chairs and Deputy Chairs and presenting officials of the committees, and the members and deputy members of the technical committee.

- [Register of interests of the municipality of Joroinen (14 April 2026, PDF)](https://www.joroinen.fi/wp-content/uploads/pdf/Hallinto/Sidonnaisuusrekisteri/Sidonnaisuusrekisteri-2026.04.14.pdf)
- [Declaration of interests suomi.fi (requires identification)](https://suomiviestit.fi/suomi.fi/lomake/69d648d8f17bc8c030da8bde)
- [Association of Finnish Municipalities guideline 2025 — Declaring ties in a municipality (PDF)](https://www.joroinen.fi/wp-content/uploads/pdf/Hallinto/Sidonnaisuusrekisteri/2244-Sidonnaisuuksien-ilmoittaminen-kunnassa-2025.pdf)