April 18, 2013
Present: Ólafur Kvaran, chairman, Ragna Árnadóttir, Guðbrandur Benediktsson, Sigríður Björk Jónsdóttir, Haraldur Þór Egilsson (via telephone) and Ágústa Kristófersdóttir, Ms.
1. The qualifications of the council members were examined, as GB, HÞE and SBJ drew the chairman's attention to their possible incompetence in accordance with Article 5, Paragraph 3 of the Administrative Procedure Act. HÞE withdrew from the meeting as he believed that there was doubt about his qualifications to participate in the handling of the case, with reference to Article 3, Paragraph 6 of the Administrative Procedure Act.
2. Allocation for the year 2013. GB withdrew from the meeting regarding the application procedures of the Reykjavík Museum and the Research Centre for Museum Studies. SBJ withdrew from the meeting regarding the application procedures of the Hafnarborg and Hafnarfjörður Museums. Proposal for allocation from the museum fund for the year 2013 was approved and will be sent to the Minister of Education and Culture for a final decision. According to the advertisement, the proposal was based on the museum fund allocation rules from 19 July 2010 and the Museums Act no. 141/2011.
3. other matters
meeting adjourned at 16:30 / ÁK