What Gemeente Oostzaan does

Gemeente Oostzaan is a small Dutch municipal government entity (gemeente) located in the Zaanstreek-Waterland region of Noord-Holland, serving the residents, businesses, and organizations within its administrative boundaries. It delivers the full statutory portfolio of local public services, including waste collection, taxes and tariffs, building and business permits, civil affairs (births, marriages, deaths), passports and ID documents, social support and welfare, housing policy, public safety, environmental and sustainability programs (Duurzaam Oostzaan), recreation, and refugee accommodation. The entity is governed by an elected municipal council (gemeenteraad), a college of mayor and aldermen, and a mayor (burgemeester Marvin Polak), with the 2026-2030 coalition comprising CDA, GroenLinks, D66, and PvdA. Funding flows from local taxes and levies, national and provincial government allocations, and partner organizations, with no commercial revenue model. The staff headcount is approximately 36.

The municipality's digital service layer is built on Drupal as its content management system, with the Mozard platform powering online forms, a dedicated citizen portal (Mijn Zaak) for case management, an online appointment scheduling tool for in-person visits, Siteimprove for website accessibility and quality monitoring (partially WCAG 2.1 AA compliant under the Wet Digitale Toegankelijkheid), a ReadSpeaker text-to-speech accessibility feature, and a separate budget visualization app. Distribution combines the by-appointment municipal office at Kerkbuurt 4, the digital portal, partner service points (libraries, sports facilities, social organizations), and social channels (Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter/X, WhatsApp). The most consequential strategic development in the dataset is the July 2026 municipal council decision to begin exploratory talks with Purmerend about a potential administrative merger, which could structurally end Oostzaan as an independent municipality.

Name

Gemeente Oostzaan

Legal name

Gemeente Oostzaan

Website

https://oostzaan.nl

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Gemeente Oostzaan is a small Dutch municipal government entity in the Zaanstreek-Waterland region of Noord-Holland, delivering statutory local public services (waste, taxes, permits, social services, housing, safety) to its residents and businesses, with a staff of approximately 36.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Administration Services

NAICS

Other General Government Support (92119), Public Administration (92), Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development (9251)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Sanitary Services (4950)

akta.pro primary industry

Mayor/City Manager & General Administration (BPAIACAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Municipal Tax & Revenue Administration (Local) (BPAIACAD), Public Works & Municipal Infrastructure (Streets, Stormwater, Facilities) (BPAIACAF)

Keywords

• Municipal government services
• Public administration
• Civil affairs registry
• Local government permits
• Waste management services

Headquarters

HQ city

Oostzaan

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Municipal Taxes and Tariffs: The municipality collects taxes and tariffs from residents and businesses for various municipal services.
2. Government Grants and Allocations: Municipal funding from national and provincial government for public service delivery.

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Gemeente Oostzaan is a Dutch municipal government providing local public services to its residents and businesses, including waste collection, tax administration, building permits, civil affairs (births, marriages, deaths), identity documents (passports, ID cards, driving licences), public safety, recreation and sports, social support, and sustainable development programs. Services are delivered both in-person at the municipal office (by appointment) and digitally through the Mijn Zaak portal, an online appointment system, and Mozard-powered digital forms.

Product overview

Gemeente Oostzaan operates a municipal government website serving as a digital service platform for its residents. The online offering consists of Mijn Zaak (personal affairs portal) for managing municipal requests, an online appointment scheduling system, and digital forms using the Mozard system for various administrative submissions. Additional services include a budget visualization app, official municipal publications, and news/announcements via RSS feed. The municipality uses Drupal as its content management system.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Waste Management Services

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Landsmeer MunicipalitycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2026Joint water safety operations with police, conducting patrols on waterways of both municipalities and Twiske recreation areas. Controls focus on speed violations, boat licenses, and mandatory safety equipment.
• Bibliotheek voor de ZaanstreekcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 June 2026Public library operating at Sociaal Plein, providing book lending, community space, and educational programs. Partner in social meeting place renovation.
• WelzijnWonenPluscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 June 2026Social welfare organization providing community activities at Sociaal Plein. Part of the renewed social meeting place initiative.
• NidoscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 6 June 2026Government guardian institution responsible for care and guidance of unaccompanied minor refugees (AMV). Provides supervision and prepares youth for independent living in the Netherlands.
• Don't Waste Quality (DWQ)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2026Care organization providing 5-6 days per week on-site support to AMV residents. Helps youth with school, work, and independent living preparation. Active in Zaanstreek-Waterland region.
• WOV (Woningbouwvereniging)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2026Housing corporation providing property for AMV accommodation. Former office converted into two apartments housing four young refugees under a 5-year agreement.
• Link (Youth Work Organization)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2026New youth work organization taking over from Jong Oostzaan. Responsible for youth activities, management of Twiskeweg youth location, and youth guidance and support.
• DEV (Straathoekwerk)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2026Street corner work organization providing youth outreach. Continues services until end of 2026 during transition to Link.
• Stichting Sporthal Oostzaan (SSO)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2026Sports hall foundation, owner of Sporthal Oostzaan. Partnered with v.v. Compaen to establish new management organization (BOS).
• Fijn WonenminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2026Housing development partner collaborating with WOV to develop 10 social rental homes at Dokter Sneijderstraat for starters, with priority for Oostzaan youth.
• SMD (Schuldhulpverlening)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2026Debt assistance organization participating in Geldmarkt community events providing financial advice to residents.
• v.v. CompaencoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Local sports club partnering with SSO to establish new Stichting Beheer Oostzaanse Sporthal (BOS) for sports facility management.
• Zaanstreek-Waterland Regional CooperationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Seven municipalities in the region (Zaanstad, Purmerend, Waterland, Edam-Volendam, Landsmeer, Oostzaan, Wormerland) with joint agreements on refugee accommodation and distribution of various refugee groups.
• Hotel van der ValkcoreOthers · 1 January 2022Hotel providing temporary accommodation for Ukrainian war refugees since start of conflict in 2022. Oostzaan task allocation is 165 places.
• Het Rode KruiscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Red Cross providing social support services to Ukrainian refugees in Oostzaan hotel accommodation.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Gemeente Wormerland: Direct regional peer within the Zaanstreek-Waterland cooperation; comparable scale, population base, and reliance on regional partnerships for service delivery.
• Gemeente Purmerend: Larger neighboring municipality with which Oostzaan opened exploratory merger talks in July 2026; comparable services portfolio but materially larger staff and budget, making it the most strategically relevant peer.
• Gemeente Landsmeer: Adjacent Dutch municipality in the Zaanstreek-Waterland region that co-operates with Oostzaan on water safety patrols and regional refugee accommodation; nearly identical mandate, scale, and digital-maturity profile.
• Gemeente Waterland: Fellow Zaanstreek-Waterland municipality with the same small-municipality profile, the same regional cooperation agreements on refugee distribution, and shared service-delivery model.
• Gemeente Edam-Volendam: Regional partner in the same Zaanstreek-Waterland cooperation framework, sharing refugee-task allocation and joint procurement arrangements with Oostzaan.

Emerging players

• Gemeente Purmerend (SD model): Likely merger counterparty — a relatively nearby but much larger municipality whose SD (social domain) service model represents the integration target for Oostzaan's welfare, WMO, and youth services.

Broad incumbents

• Gemeente Zaanstad: The dominant urban municipality in the Zaanstreek-Waterland region; provides regional scale and shared service arrangements that smaller municipalities like Oostzaan rely on, making it the principal incumbent benchmark.

Others

• VNG (Vereniging van Nederlandse Gemeenten): Dutch municipal trade association that sets common standards, negotiates with national government, and provides shared services (e.g., over-gemeenten.nl jobs platform used by Oostzaan) — a key ecosystem enabler for any small Dutch municipality.
• Shared Service Center Zaanstreek-Waterland: Regional shared-service organization through which smaller municipalities including Oostzaan jointly procure IT, HR, and back-office functions; functionally a peer in service-delivery architecture even if not a competing municipality.

Regional players

• Gemeente Beemster: Small Noord-Holland municipality with a comparable rural/semi-urban character and similar reliance on regional cooperation for service delivery and digital tooling.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/gemeente-oostzaan

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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