Sør-Trøndelag County Municipality Explained

Sør-Trøndelag County Municipality
Native Name:Sør-Trøndelag fylkeskommune
Settlement Type:County
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Norway
Seat Type:Administrative center
Seat:Trondheim
Leader Title:County mayor
Leader Name:Tore O. Sandvik
Leader Title1:Chairman of Cabinet
Iso Code:NO-16
Blank Name Sec1:Revenue
Blank Info Sec1:NOK 2,500 million
Blank1 Name Sec1:Employees
Blank1 Info Sec1:2,600
Blank Name Sec2:Schools
Blank Info Sec2:24
Blank1 Name Sec2:Pupils
Blank1 Info Sec2:10,000
Blank2 Name Sec2:Transit authority
Blank2 Info Sec2:None
Blank3 Name Sec2:Roads

Sør-Trøndelag County Municipality (Norwegian: Sør-Trøndelag fylkeskommune) was the regional governing administration of the old Sør-Trøndelag county in Norway until 1 January 2018 when it merged with Nord-Trøndelag county to form the new Trøndelag county. The main responsibilities of the county municipality included the running of 25 upper secondary schools. It administered the county roadways, public transport, dental care, culture, and cultural heritage.

County government

The Sør-Trøndelag county council (Norwegian: Fylkestinget) is made up of 37 representatives that were elected every four years. The council essentially acted as a Parliament or legislative body for the county and it met several 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) who held the executive powers of the county. Prior to its dissolution, the county mayor was Tore O. Sandvik (Labour) while his deputy was Arne Braut (Centre Party).

County council

The party breakdown of the council was as follows:

Schools

Transport

Public transport in the county was operated on public service obligation contracts from the county municipality via the transportation authority company AtB AS (meaning A to B) (web site), and operations are performed by Boreal Buss, Nettbuss, Tide Buss and TrønderBilene (buses), Boreal Bane (tram), and Fosen Trafikklag and Kystekspressen (passenger ferries). County road are operated by the Norwegian Public Roads Administration, though managed by the county municipality.