Politics and organisation

How is Örebro governed?

The City Council Assembly

The City Council Assembly (kommunfullmäktige) is the highest decision-making authority in Örebro municipality. It is directly elected in general elections held every fourth year, at the same time as the election to the National Parliament and the County Council. It has 65 representatives and 34 deputies. The seats are distributed proportionally according to the number of votes. The seat distribution for the current term of office 2007-2010 is:

Moderate Party (the Conservatives) 13
Liberal party 8
Christian Democratic Party 6
Centre Party 4
Green Party 4
Social Democratic Party 25
Left Party 4
Swedendemocrats 1

The total number of seats is 65

The Moderate Party, the Liberal Party, the Centre party, the Christian Democratic Party and the Green Party cooperate to make up the ruling majority.

The City Council Assembly decides on goals and guidelines for municipal activities, sets the local rates, establishes the size of the municipal taxes and elects the representatives for committees and boards. A major task is to promote a stronger deliberative democracy, in which more people are involved in making decisions.
The City Council Assembly normally meets once a month and the meetings are open to the general public. Chairman of the Council is Lars O Molin (Christian Democratic Party).

The City Executive Committee

The City Executive Committee (kommunstyrelsen) is elected by the City Council. The number of members is 15 (9 substitutes). The City Executive Committee has an all-embracing role. It controls the administration of the municipality, supervises the activity of the committees and boards and decides in financial matters. A number of elected representatives are working as leading councillors or opposition councillors, on full-time or part-time assignments.

The City Administrative Office

The City Administrative Office (Stadskansliet) provides professional management support to the City Executive Committee and consists of the committee´s salaried officers. For questions concerning administration contact bo.ek@orebro.se.

Boards and Committees

The City Council elects boards/committees to be responsible for different activities. Three Directorate Committees are responsible for their special areas:

- Children and Education Committee
- Social Welfare Committee
- Community Planning Committee.