Municipal council (Norway)
- Municipal council (Norway)
Municipal council ( _no. Kommunestyre) is the highest governing body of the municipality in Norway. The municipal council sets the scope of municipal activity, takes major decisions, and delegates responsibility. The council is led by a mayor ("ordfører" or "borgermester") and is divided into an executive board ("formannskap") and a number of committees, each responsible for a subsection of tasks. It is not uncommon for some members of the council to sit in the county councils too, but very rare that they also hold legislative (Storting) or Government office, without leave of absence.
The municipal council dates back to 1837 with the creation of the "Formannskabsdistrikt". In cities the council is often called a city council ("bystyre").
ee also
* Municipalities of Norway
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