The councilor attended a party at the town hall

At the same time that Hadsel Township employees are required to follow strict infection control regulations and the cafe corner in City Hall is closed, Councilor Ola Morten Teigen attended a dining hall party this weekend.

Reports Vesterålen Online, who writes that the party could be overheard by municipal home nursing employees who were working on the first floor of the building.

When the participants left the party around 3 o’clock on Sunday night, several must have been visibly drunk, VOL writes.

Among those who react is the main shop steward Kristin Albriktsen at the Union. She calls it double standards.

– He is part of the crisis team and is the highest leader of the municipality. Children cannot celebrate birthdays with friends, at the same time that the municipality management goes to parties. I’m completely upset, she tells Dagbladet.

– Bad signs

She emphasizes that although there is no infection in the Hadsel municipality, it does not mean that they are protected from the coronavirus. Albriktsen points out that those who live in the municipality limit their social life to participating in “voluntary work.”

– It’s not good at all. It is appropriate to apologize. This is a charity event. People limit social interaction. Then it gives bad signs that the direction of the municipality has a party in the town hall. A good example could be given here.

– nine people

Dagbladet has contacted Teigen for comment. He responds in an SMS that he must prioritize the crisis exercise they have today, together with the state administrator in Nordland.

– I therefore refer to my statements to Bladet Vesterålen, writes Teigen.

For Bladet Vesterålen, the councilor assures that the event was held in accordance with the rules for infection control.

– I must emphasize that it was an event that was within the current infection control rules. In total during the evening, nine different people visited the place. It is with a margin within the infection control rules and what applies, says Teigen. Vesterålen Online, and further notes that they have an overview of who was there in case of infection detection.

Teigen adds that it was an assessment according to how a marking should be carried out.

These are the rules

Hadsel Township follows national infection control regulations. It states that most private meetings and events should be postponed or canceled. But if they still need to be kept, the following rules apply:

• A maximum of ten people in private gatherings outside their own home, such as a birthday party in a rented space.

It is also recommended to limit social contact as much as possible. It is encouraged to meet other people in the open air, and not have visits of more than five guests in addition to those who already live together. If all the guests are from the same household, it may be several, but it should still be no more than you can keep your distance.

Guidelines

The mayor of Hadsel, Lena Arntzen (H), writes in an email to Vesterålen Online that it has been a practice to lend the town hall canteen for events organized by employees or by teams and associations, and that this is a practice that has not been done. written.

– Therefore, the municipal director has been asked to develop guidelines and routines for the rental of municipal premises to municipal employees and municipality teams and associations, he says.