Agder County Municipality | |
Native Name: | Norwegian: Agder fylkeskommune |
Settlement Type: | County |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Norway |
Seat Type: | Administrative center |
Seat: | Kristiansand |
Leader Title: | County mayor |
Leader Name: | Arne Thomassen |
Leader Title1: | Chairman of Cabinet |
Iso Code: | NO-42 |
Blank Name Sec1: | Budget |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Employees |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | 3,000 |
Blank Name Sec2: | Schools |
Blank Info Sec2: | 18 |
Blank1 Name Sec2: | Pupils |
Blank1 Info Sec2: | 11,000 |
Blank2 Name Sec2: | Transit authority |
Blank3 Name Sec2: | Roads |
Blank3 Info Sec2: | 4000km (2,000miles) |
Agder County Municipality (Norwegian: Agder fylkeskommune) is the democratically elected regional governing administration of Agder county in Norway. The main responsibilities of the county municipality includes the overseeing the county's 18 upper secondary schools with about 11,000 students, about of county roadways, public transport, dental care, culture, and cultural heritage.[1] [2]
The Agder county council (Norwegian: Fylkestinget) is made up of 49 representatives that are elected every four years. The council essentially acts as a Parliament or legislative body for the county and it meets about six times each year. The council is divided into standing committees and an executive board (Norwegian: fylkesutvalg) which meet considerably more often. Both the council and executive board are led by the County Mayor (Norwegian: fylkesordfører).
The party breakdown of the council is as follows: