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Political committees

Political committees make decisions about the municipality’s services and ensure that residents’ needs are met.

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What is a political committee?

A political committee is a group of elected representatives responsible for different parts of the municipality’s work.
The Municipal Council decides which committees exist and what issues they handle. Each committee has a chairperson and members appointed by the Municipal Council.

Committees make decisions within their area and ensure that the goals and frameworks decided by the Council are followed. They also work to develop local services and make sure they function properly.

How the committees work

Committees meet regularly to discuss issues that affect everyday life, such as schools, elderly care, community planning and culture.
Their decisions are documented in official minutes that are available to the public.

Committees are also responsible for monitoring their work and reporting results back to the Municipal Council.

The role of municipal officials

Each committee is supported by municipal officials who prepare reports, investigate matters and carry out decisions. Elected representatives make the decisions, while officials ensure that they are implemented.

Your opportunity to influence

As a resident, you can access committee minutes and decisions. You can also contact elected representatives directly to share your views.
By voting in the municipal election every four years, you influence which politicians serve on the committees.

Our Political Committees

Responsible for making available, maintaining, managing and developing the municipality’s physical environment, infrastructure and transport. The goal is to create an attractive and sustainable living environment from ecological, social and economic perspectives.

The Municipal Executive Committee prepares all matters that the Municipal Council will decide on and ensures that decisions are carried out. It leads and coordinates the municipality’s finances and operations and supervises municipal companies.

The Municipal Executive Committee’s Working Committee prepares matters for the Municipal Executive Committee and manages issues related to fire and rescue services as well as personnel policies.

Provides care, support and assistance to individuals and families who need help for a reasonable standard of living or an improved life situation. Special responsibility is given for services under the Act concerning Support and Service for Persons with Certain Functional Impairments.

Prepares general elections every four years and elections to the European Parliament every five years. Responsible for dividing the municipality into electoral districts, arranging polling stations and organizing the voting process.

Ensures that laws and regulations concerning environment, health protection, planning and building, as well as food and alcohol legislation, are followed in the municipality.

Promotes culture, sports and physical activities throughout the municipality. Also responsible for providing premises and facilities, either municipally owned, external, or supported for associations.

Responsible for integration, employment, education and work opportunities. Beyond the legal duties of schools (except school transport), it also oversees cultural school activities, school meals and medical and psychological parts of student health.

Supervises guardians, trustees and custodians, and investigates whether such support is needed. The work is carried out by the Guardianship Administration, which also answers questions from the public.

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Contact

Citizen Service

E-mail: kommunen@boden.se

Phone: +46 921 620 00