In participatory budgeting, 100 euros are distributed in Riihimäki

Participatory budgeting for 2024 has started in Riihimäki. The collection of residents' ideas to spend the 100 euros has started today, Monday, September 000. Ideas related to the development of the Riihimäkelians' living environment and the entire city can be submitted until October 18.

Participatory budgeting means that the citizens come up with ideas and decide on the use of shared money. All residents of Riihimäki who are 12 years old or older in the voting year can vote in participatory budgeting. Leave your ideas at participate.riihimaki.fi.

Suggestions should also be considered in associations, clubs and school classes.

You can leave your own idea or support the ideas of others

In order to advance to the evaluation stage, the proposal needs 10 endorsements by the end of October. So leave your proposal in good time so that other townspeople have time to support it.

You can view proposals in the online service without logging in. Making, supporting and commenting on them, however, requires logging in with a mobile certificate or bank credentials. Students can identify themselves with their own MPASSid ID. Instructions for using the service can be found in the online service. The library staff provides guidance on using the online service. You can also leave your proposal on a paper form in the library, Information Center or Riksula.

"Before submitting your own proposal, you should familiarize yourself with the rules of participatory budgeting in the online service, as all proposals advancing to the vote must comply with Riihimäki's principles of participatory budgeting. You can also ask the library staff for help with this," says Mira Ahjoniemi, project manager of participatory budgeting.

Ideas submitted to the participatory budgeting online service can be refined together between the person or association who submitted the idea and the city. City employees will then calculate a cost estimate for the implementation plan.

The proposal phase continues until the end of October

The proposal phase ends on October 31. The voting phase for the plans is from 8 to 31. January 2024.

Everyone's voice matters. The city will implement the proposals decided in the vote during 2024.

Participatory budgeting in brief

• Riihimäki will use 100 euros for participatory budgeting in 000.
• The ideas must be in line with Riihimäki's strategy and values, be of general benefit and bring joy to as many townspeople as possible. In addition, the city must have the authority to implement the ideas.
• The ideas must be feasible during the year 2024.
• During the voting year, all residents of Riihämäkä who turn 12 and older have the right to vote.
• The city implements the ideas that received the most votes.

Participatory budgeting schedule

• 18.9.–31.10.2023 Submitting ideas and gathering support for ideas.
• Evaluating proposals that received at least 10 endorsements and working them into plans.
• 8-31.1.2024 January XNUMX vote on participatory budgeting
• Publication of results in February 2024 (week 6)
• Implementation of the winning plans during 2024.

Leave your ideas and view the ideas left by others at tauttutti.riihimaki.fi.

Basic information and schedule of participatory budgeting on the city's website.

If using the electronic service is not possible, leave your idea on a paper form in the library (Kauppakatu 16), In a rickshaw (Eteläinen Asemakatu 2, Matkakeskus, low building) or In the information room (Eteläinen Asemakatu 2, tall building, 1st floor) during the opening hours of the offices.