Møre og Romsdal County Municipality | |
Native Name: | Møre og Romsdal fylkeskommune |
Settlement Type: | County |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Norway |
Seat Type: | Administrative center |
Seat: | Molde |
Leader Title: | County mayor |
Leader Name: | Tove-Lise Torve |
Leader Title1: | Chairman of Cabinet |
Iso Code: | NO-15 |
Blank Name Sec1: | Revenue |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Employees |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | 2,400 |
Blank Name Sec2: | Schools |
Blank Info Sec2: | 24 |
Blank1 Name Sec2: | Pupils |
Blank2 Name Sec2: | Transit authority |
Blank2 Info Sec2: | None |
Blank3 Name Sec2: | Roads |
Blank3 Info Sec2: | 1771km (1,100miles) |
Møre og Romsdal County Municipality (Norwegian: Møre og Romsdal fylkeskommune) is the democratically elected regional governing administration of Møre og Romsdal county in western Norway. The main responsibilities of the county municipality includes the running of 23 upper secondary schools with 2,000 teachers. It also owns and finances the county's road network, although operation is done through the Norwegian Public Roads Administration. Further responsibilities are public transport, 37 dental clinics with 200 dentists, culture and cultural heritage.[1] [2]
The Møre og Romsdal county council (Norwegian: Fylkestinget) is made up of 47 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: