At the regular session of Yavoriv City Council held on 23 October, councillors adopted a number of budget decisions. Funds were reallocated between the key areas of community development, among which the support of the Armed Forces of Ukraine remains the priority.
UAH 1.1 million was directed to meet the needs of the military. The city council emphasises that supporting the defenders remains the main task of every session.
The community’s education sector received an allocation of UAH 5.4 million. These funds will be used for the capital repair of the fire alarm system at Secondary School No. 2 in Yavoriv, maintenance of gas equipment, staff recertification, meter verification and boiler house repairs. Provision is also made for the capital repair of the heating system in the premises of the education department, the capital repair of the boiler house of the Osyp Makovey Lyceum, funding for the needs of the Centre for Children’s and Youth Creativity, remuneration for staff of the education department administration, the purchase of equipment for the Inclusive Resource Centre, food products for the Nemyriw pre-school education institution, chimney cleaning and maintenance of electrical networks in educational institutions. Separate funds are earmarked for the purchase and installation of air conditioners and furniture in the Inclusive Resource Centre and for the implementation of an investment project within the New Ukrainian School under the “Defence of Ukraine” strand.
Municipal enterprises and critical infrastructure facilities will receive UAH 3.9 million. Funding is provided for the purchase of a transformer for the municipal utility “Yavorivvoda” for a critical infrastructure facility, a mulcher for the municipal enterprise “Zhytlokomunservis”, installation of video surveillance and alarm systems at a critical infrastructure facility of “Yavorivvoda”, and the construction of electrical networks and electrical installations to ensure power supply to the wastewater treatment facilities in Yavoriv. Funds will also be directed towards the purchase of pipes with couplings and the sterilisation of stray animals.
Within the framework of the budget reallocation, funding is provided for improvement works on Hreblia Street, the purchase of sand-salt mixture, maintenance of the video surveillance and internet access network, as well as the purchase of gates for the cemetery in the village of Vizhomlia.
UAH 650,000 has been allocated for healthcare needs. These funds will go towards paying for on-call shifts in the paediatric and obstetrics and gynaecology departments of Yavoriv Central District Hospital, payment for energy carriers, as well as a subvention to the regional budget for the purchase of fuel for the Lviv Regional Centre for Emergency Medical Care and Disaster Medicine.
UAH 1 million has been directed to culture and sport. Funding is provided for recognising winners and prize-winners of national and regional sports competitions, the purchase of stage costumes for cultural centres in the villages of Verblyany and Koty, the purchase of a charging station for the “Yavorivshchyna” museum, as well as remuneration for staff of cultural centres and the culture department.
UAH 1.4 million has been earmarked for social protection of the population. The funds will be directed to co-financing the installation of monuments on the graves of the community’s Heroes, assistance to persons with disabilities in Group I, as well as the purchase of gifts for St Nicholas Day for children in difficult life circumstances, orphans and children deprived of parental care.
Other areas will receive UAH 544,000. This concerns funding for the agriculture programme (subsidies for keeping cattle, sheep and goats), preparation of land management documentation, urban planning documentation (a detailed plan for the village of Sarny), as well as support for the NGO “Firefighters of Yavorivshchyna” for the purchase of a bullerjan stove and a compressor.
Yavoriv City Council notes that all funds have been directed to those areas currently in greatest need of financing, taking into account the community’s requests, while support for Ukrainian defenders remains the unchanged priority.