30 June 2026

Minutes of the meeting of the Mayor and Aldermen of the Municipality of Apeldoorn held on 30 June 2026

Present

A.J.M. Heerts, Mayor
P.C.J. Messerschmidt, councillor
I. de Bondt, councillor
M.D. Kuiper, councillor
J.M. van der Zande, councillor
M. Wenzkowski, councillor
J.H.M. Moolenaar, 2e deputy secretary
M. van Loenen, board adviser, minute-taker

Absent

B.C.H. ten Bokum, councillor
S. de Bruin, Town Clerk

1. Approval of the minutes of 25 June 2026

The minutes were approved without amendment.

DOCUMENTS FOR DISCUSSION

2. Apeldoorn 2050 Initial Briefing Note

Proposal from the Corporate Affairs Department:

  1. To take note of the attached reports from the Orpheus session held on 16 June;
  2. To approve the submission to the council of the Apeldoorn 2050 initial proposal and the accompanying (draft) council proposal and council resolution, whereby the council endorses the intended outcome and timetable, so that the Apeldoorn 2050 vision document can be adopted by the municipal council before the end of the year.

Decision: The council decides in accordance with the proposal.

3. Application for a one-off grant from Omnizorg due to increased demand

Proposal from the Social Development Policy Department:

  1. To increase the grant to Omnizorg for 2026 by a one-off amount of €238,651 in connection with a higher average occupancy rate, to cover this from the regional budget for Social Care and Sheltered Housing, and to submit a budget amendment to this effect to the Regional Administrative Consultative Body for Social Care and Sheltered Housing;
  2. To treat the resulting costs for Apeldoorn as an overspend within existing policy;
  3. The financial implications are yet to be incorporated into the first management report for 2026.

Decision: The Executive Committee decides in accordance with the proposal, subject to the inclusion of editorial amendments.

HAMMER PIECES

4. Exemptions from education pursuant to Article 5(b) of the Compulsory Education Act

  1. Following the Supreme Court’s ruling (April 2026), to decide to process new applications and renewal applications for exemptions under Article 5(b) of the Compulsory Education Act in accordance with the Ingrado guidance (June 2026), which stipulates that new applications are to be assessed against the Supreme Court’s stricter assessment framework and that, for exemptions already granted, a transitional period is to be applied during which active steps are taken to ensure participation in education as soon as possible;
  2. The attached council letter should be adopted to inform the council of the above decision.

Decision: The council decides in accordance with the proposal.

5. Council briefing on the current status of mobility issues

Proposal from the Environmental Policy Department:

  1. To approve the attached draft letter, which sets out the current status of various mobility issues, and to send it to the municipal council.

Decision: The council decides in accordance with the proposal.

6. Adoption of the TAM Environmental Plan ‘Chapter 22bf Veldhuizen 28, Loenen’

Proposal from the Finance and Control Department:

  1. To propose to the board that the contract with PWC be extended by one year to cover the 2027 financial year, for which structural funding is provided for in the MPB.

Decision: The council decides in accordance with the proposal.

7. Extending the contract with the accountancy firm PWC

Proposal from the Finance and Control Department:

  1. To propose to the board that the contract with PWC be extended by one year to cover the 2027 financial year, for which structural funding is provided for in the MPB.

8. 27th amendment to the General Local Regulation 2014 (APV) – various matters

Proposal from the Legal Affairs Department:

  1. To propose to the council – through the Presidium – that the 27th amendment to the APV be adopted.

9. Appointment of the Euregio Executive Committee Delegation

Proposal from the Corporate Affairs Department:

  1. The Municipal Executive proposes that Mayor A.J.M. Heerts be appointed as a member of the Euregio Council on behalf of the Municipal Executive;
  2. The Municipal Executive proposes to 1e to appoint Deputy Mayor P.C.J. Messerschmidt as a deputy member of the Euregio Council on behalf of the municipal executive.

Decision: The council decides in accordance with the proposal.

10. The municipality of Apeldoorn’s participation in the Province of Gelderland’s Troje 2.0 project

Proposal from the Information Department:

  1. The council is asked:
    1. To approve participation in the Province of Gelderland’s Troje 2.0 project;
    2. The decision to submit the matter to the council for information.

Decision: The council decides in accordance with the proposal.

11. Addendum to the management agreement with the COA concerning emergency accommodation in Beekbergen

Proposal from the Social Development Policy Department:

  1. To adopt and enter into an addendum to the ‘Administrative Agreement concerning the establishment of an emergency accommodation facility at Fletcher Hotel Beekbergen, Schalterdalweg 18, Beekbergen’, setting out the terms and conditions and the duration of the extension.

Decision: The council decides in accordance with the proposal.

WRITTEN QUESTIONS

12. Response to written questions from the ‘Beter voor Apeldoorn’ political group regarding police action during demonstrations at the asylum seekers’ centre

Proposal from the Security Department:

  1. To adopt the answers to the written questions;
  2. Notify the municipal council of this decision.

Decision: The Executive Committee decides in accordance with the proposal, subject to the inclusion of editorial amendments.

13. Response to written questions from the Forum for Democracy parliamentary group regarding municipal communication, framing and prior dialogue concerning the demonstrations against the emergency accommodation at Waleweingaarde / the Laan van Maten roundabout

Proposal from the Security Department:

  1. To adopt the answers to the written questions;
  2. Notify the municipal council of this decision.

Decision: The Executive Committee decides in accordance with the proposal, subject to the inclusion of editorial amendments.

14. Response to written questions from the Forum for Democracy parliamentary group regarding police action, the deployment of riot police and restrictions on the right to demonstrate during the protests against the emergency accommodation at Waleweingaarde / the Laan van Maten roundabout

Proposal from the Security Department:

  1. To adopt the answers to the written questions;
  2. To bring this decision to the attention of the municipal council

Decision: The Executive Committee decides in accordance with the proposal, subject to the inclusion of editorial amendments.

15. Response to written questions from the GroenLinks-PvdA parliamentary group regarding the presence of far-right organisations at recent demonstrations in De Maten

Proposal from the Security Department:

  1. To adopt the answers to the written questions;
  2. Notify the municipal council of this decision.

Decision: The Executive Committee decides in accordance with the proposal, subject to the inclusion of editorial amendments.

16. Response to written questions from the Party for the Animals parliamentary group regarding ‘Don’t Mow Me’

Proposal from the Environmental Policy Department:

  1. To adopt the answers to the written questions;
  2. Notify the municipal council of this decision.

Decision: The council decides in accordance with the proposal.

17. Response to written questions from the Party for the Animals parliamentary group concerning the neglect of pets

Proposal from the Environmental Policy Department:

  1. To adopt the answers to the written questions;
  2. Notify the municipal council of this decision.

Decision: The council decides in accordance with the proposal.

18. Response to written questions from the Forum for Democracy parliamentary group regarding Wilhelmina Druckerstraat

Proposal from the Environmental Policy Department:

  1. To adopt the answers to the written questions;
  2. Notify the municipal council of this decision.

Decision: The council decides in accordance with the proposal.

MAYOR’S DECISIONS TKN

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FROM PUBLIC TO PUBLIC

19. Appointment of the new City Photographer for 2026–2028

Proposal from the ‘Vitaal en Ondernemend Apeldoorn’ section:

  1. On the recommendation of the City Photographer Committee, to approve the appointment of Ms M.H. as the new City Photographer of Apeldoorn for the period September 2026 to August 2028;
  2. To approve the enclosed letter of appointment by the Executive Committee;
  3. To inform the municipal council of your decision.

Decision: The Executive Committee decides in accordance with the proposal, subject to the inclusion of editorial amendments.

Decision: The mayor decides in accordance with the proposal.

This decision will be made public on 5 June 2026.

Proposal from the ‘Vitaal en Ondernemend Apeldoorn’ section:

  1. On the recommendation of the City Photographer Committee, to approve the appointment of Ms M.H. as the new City Photographer of Apeldoorn for the period September 2026 to August 2028;
  2. To approve the enclosed letter of appointment by the Executive Committee;
  3. To inform the municipal council of your decision.

Decision: The Executive Committee decides in accordance with the proposal, subject to the inclusion of editorial amendments.

Decision: The mayor decides in accordance with the proposal.

This decision will be made public on 5 June 2026.

Items not on the agenda / Any other business

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Adopted on 7 July 2026.

the 2nde deputy secretary,
J..M. Moolenaar

the mayor,
A.J.M. Heerts