Population: 26807 (1.1.2006)

Administrative organisation and functions
Municipal Council
Municipal Executive Board
Municipal manager
Headquarters

• Administative Center.
  Task: General process steering & strategy

Board of Social affairs:

• Social Centre.
  Main process: Services for the families and children & Services for the elderly and disabled

Board of Education and Culture:

• Centre for Culture and Education.
  Main process: Life long learning

Technical Board:

• Technical Centre.
  Main process: Technical services

Board for building and construction:

• Centre for environmental service.
  Main process: Environmental services

Board of the Water services:

• Water works

Political decision making structure

43 councillors, of whom14 women.
Gender equality in the boards, minimum. 40 % of each
Parties: Social Democrats: 12
Conservatives: 11
Center party: 7
The left league: 4
Rainbow: 6
Christian Democrats: 2
The Green: 1

Number of Employees: 1328

Annual budget and its structure (2006)

Total 121 Mill. Euro

• Operational expenditure 103 Mill.€
• Capital investments 14 Mill.€
• Loan installments. 3 Mill.€

Sources of income

• Taxes 70 %
• State subsidies 18 %
• Fees 12 %

Budget expenditures

• Administrative centre 8%
• Social centre 58 %
• Education end culture 22 %
• Environmental services 2 %
• Technical centre 8 %