Aarhus City Council

City Council to allocate DKK 16.7 million for emergency preparedness on Wednesday

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Document date: 4. november 2026
Section: City council
Status: Beta
Source: Aarhus Municipality meeting documents — Aarhus City Council 4 November 2026 · item 9 (agenda + recommendation + appendices) ↗

Summary

On Wednesday 4 November 2026, Aarhus City Council will consider whether the municipality’s share of DKK 16.7 million from the government’s emergency preparedness package should be released and allocated in 2026. The Municipal Executive recommends that the byråd (city council) endorse the recommendation so the funds can be used for the fire service, emergency power in elderly care, and a cross-cutting emergency preparedness pool.

What this means for you

If the recommendation is endorsed, capacity for emergency accommodation, emergency power, and handling of climate-related incidents in Aarhus will be strengthened. At nursing homes and residential care facilities, there may be more emergency power, power stations, and other solutions in the event of supply failures, among other measures. Purchases are to be made in 2026.

Background

The government has allocated DKK 270 million to an emergency package for municipal emergency preparedness. Aarhus Municipality’s share is DKK 16.7 million via the Legislation and Circular Programme for 2026. The amount is a one-off sum and capital expenditure.

The background is an emergency package of DKK 1.2 billion from 28 February 2026, of which DKK 220 million went to extraordinary municipal emergency preparedness efforts. On 23 June 2026, a further DKK 50 million was earmarked for emergency preparedness in elderly care. Allocation follows statements from Local Government Denmark (Kommunernes Landsforening).

The recommendation states that the city council must grant separate capital appropriation now if purchases are to be completed in time. Otherwise the funds can only be approved in early December in connection with the expected 2026 accounts.

The Municipal Executive considered the case on 27 October 2026 and recommends that the city council endorse the recommendation of 22 September 2026 from the Mayor’s Department, the Municipal Executive Department for Technical and Environmental Affairs, and the Municipal Executive Department for Health and Care. Alderman (rådmand) Nicolaj Bang and alderman Jesper Kjeldsen were unable to take part in the Municipal Executive’s consideration.

Figures and facts

Aarhus Municipality’s share of the emergency package is DKK 16.7 million / DKK 16,740,000. (Appendix — Recommendation)
Allocation in 2026: DKK 9.8 million to Østjyllands Brandvæsen, DKK 3.1 million to Health and Care, and DKK 3.8 million to the Mayor’s Department. (Appendix — Recommendation)
Capacity for emergency accommodation at Østjyllands Brandvæsen is raised from 200 to 800 people. (Appendix — Appendix 1: Recommendation on allocation of funds from the emergency package to Østjyllands Brandvæsen, 26 August 2026.)
The board of Østjyllands Brandvæsen has recommended DKK 12.2 million across the owner municipalities for strengthening resilience; Aarhus’s contribution is DKK 9.760 million. (Appendix — Appendix 1: Recommendation on allocation of funds from the emergency package to Østjyllands Brandvæsen, 26 August 2026.)
The city council has previously designated four emergency preparedness nursing homes in the 2026 budget and allocated DKK 5.5 million to mobile emergency power generators and power outlets. (Appendix — Recommendation)
All funds must be spent by the end of 2026. (Appendix — Appendix 2: Allocation agreement on emergency package 26 February 2026 E)

What happens next

On Wednesday the city council must decide whether to establish the KB appropriation KB Beredskab akutpakke 2026 under the Mayor’s Department with a appropriation of DKK 16,740,000, whether the capital appropriation is approved, and whether the funds are allocated as recommended. If the recommendation is endorsed, DKK 9.8 million is paid to Østjyllands Brandvæsen, DKK 3.1 million is transferred to elderly care in Sundhed Omsorg, and DKK 3.8 million goes to a cross-cutting emergency preparedness pool allocated by the Directors’ Group. Follow-up takes place in the Directors’ Group and in the city council in connection with the expected accounts.