Structure

By law “Local Government Law” section 4, the autonomous functions of the local government are as follows:

1. to organise water management, heating supply, and municipal waste management services for inhabitants, irrespective of the ownership of the housing fund;
2. to take care of improvements and sanitary cleanliness of the administrative territory of the local government (lighting and maintenance of areas intended for public use; development and maintenance of parks, squares, and green areas; flood prevention measures; establishment and maintenance of cemeteries and places for burial of dead animals), and also to lay down the requirements for the maintenance of territories and structures, insofar it is related to public safety, maintenance of sanitary cleanliness, and preservation of the urban landscape;
3. to take care of the construction, maintenance, and management of roads owned by the local government;
4. to take care of the education of inhabitants, including the provision of compulsory education and availability of pre-school education, secondary education, vocationally oriented education, interest-related education, and adult education;
5. to provide a culturally diverse offer to inhabitants and the opportunity to take part in cultural life, to contribute to the preservation of the cultural heritage in the territory of the local government and to support cultural activities;
6. to take care of the health of inhabitants – to take measures for promoting healthy lifestyle and organise availability of health care services;
7. to promote the development of the sport, including the maintenance and development of sports bases of the local government, to support athletes and sports clubs, including professional sports clubs, and to provide support for the organisation of sporting events;
8. to carry out youth work;
9. to ensure support to inhabitants in solving social problems, and also the possibility to receive social assistance and social services;
10. to provide assistance to inhabitants in resolving housing problems, and also to promote the creation, maintenance, and modernisation of the housing fund;
11. to implement the protection of the rights and interests of children and persons under trusteeship;
12. to facilitate and support economic activity in the administrative territory of the local government;
13. to issue permits and licences for commercial activities;
14. to participate in ensuring public order and security, including by establishing and financing the municipal police;
15. in accordance with the spatial plan of the local government, to determine land utilisation and development thereof;
16. to ensure the rule of law of the administrative proceedings related to the construction process;
17. to perform civil status act registrations;
18. to take measures in civil protection and disaster management, in the field of fire safety and fire-fighting;
19. to organise public transport services;
20. to facilitate sustainable administration and management of natural capital, and also to determine the procedures for the use of local government property in public use, unless it is laid down otherwise in laws;
21. to ensure the availability of sobering-up services;
22. to contribute to climate change mitigation and adaptation.