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Autonomous municipalities cooperate in a
powerful region
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KSLs mission statement

• Together with the municipalities, KSL will
• initiate innovative development
• lobby other groups and organizations
• create opportunities for cooperation
• create regional knowledge
• with the aim to strengthen the local region

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In accordance with its statute, KSL will

• support and develop municipal autonomy
• safeguard municipal interests
• promote cooperation between municipalities
• assist municipal operations

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This means that KSL will

• promote cooperation between the municipalities
  and coordinate this cooperation if required
• represent the municipalities in negotiations and
  other forums

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This means that KSL will

• represent the municipalities in regional bodies
• monitor municipal interests and through dialogue
  with county municipalities draw common
  conclusions

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Funding

• Membership fees
• Externally financed operations
• Joint Admissions Administration
• Stockholm County Environment Cooperation
• Secretariat for the Stockholm County Structural
  Funds Partnership

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Political organisation
General Assembly 26 local authorities
Executive Board Chairperson Erik Langby
(Moderate Party) Nacka First Vice Chairperson
Nina Lundström (Liberal Party) Sundbyberg Second
Vice Chairperson Carin Jämtin (Social Democratic
Party) Stockholm
Committee on Sustainable Public
Infrastructure Chairperson Anders
Ekegren(Liberal Party) Solna Vice chairperson
Jan Valeskog(Social Democratic Party) Stockholm
Committee on Health and Social Services
Chairperson Ulf Kristersson (Moderate Party)
Stockholm Vice Chairperson Liselott Vahermägi
(Social Democratic Party) Nynäshamn
Committee on Education Chairperson Henrik
Kelfve (Moderate Party ) Solna Vice Chairperson
Ann-Marie Högberg(Social Democratic Party)
Huddinge
Committee on Environmental Objectives Chairperson
Ulla Hamilton (Moderate Party )
Stockholm Vice Chairperson Vacant
Executive Staff Unit Chief Executive Lennart
Dahlberg Operational Manager Ulrika
WallinAdministration and Staff Manager Ingela
Lindberg Financal Manager Björn Larsson Joint
Admissions Administration Manager Charlott
Andersson
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General Assembly

• Highest decision-making body
• Municipalities appoint representatives according
  to their number of inhabitants
• One General Assembly per mandate period following
  general elections
• General Assembly appoints KSLs board of
  directors, accountants and election committee

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Board of Directors

• Appointed by the General Assembly
• Directs the overall operations
• Can appoint delegations or committees for
  specific assignments

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The Committees

• For the mandate period 2007-2010, the Board of
  Directors has appointed the following committees
• Committee on Sustainable Public Infrastructure
• Committee on Education
• Committee on Health and Social Services
• Committee on Environmental Objectives

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Operations

• Sustainable Public Infrastructure
• Education
• Health and Social Services
• Overall operations
• Growth, employment and regional cooperation on
  integration issues
• Municipal Finances
• Joint Admissions Administration

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Sustainable Public Infrastructure

• Issues related to
• municipal waste responsibility
• municipal environmental health inspection
  responsibility
• municipal water supply and sewer system
  responsibilities
• Emergency service, preparedness for disasters and
  accidents

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Sustainable Public Infrastructure

• Regional collaboration
• between municipal energy agencies
• on physical planning, housing and building issues
• on transport and communication
• Regional cartography and surveying
  responsibilities

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Education

• Quality issues
• Joint secondary school region
• Joint programme offer, cooperation agreement
• Quality criteria
• Joint calculation basis
• Secondary school trade fair, Programme guide
• Joint Admissions Administration

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Education

• Joint adult education region
• University and research issues regarding teacher
  education
• Counselling
• Children and young people with special needs

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Health and social services

• Children and young people with special needs
• Psychiatric and substance abuse care
• Elderly and disabled
• Mobility service and accessibility

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Health and Social Services

• Cooperation between municipalities
• Cooperation with other organizations

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Growth and Employment

• Employment
• Regional cooperation on integration issues
• Structural funds and other EU programmes

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Municipal Finances

• Equalization systems
• Municipal finance issues regarding health and
  social services
• Municipal finance issues within the traffic area

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Municipal Finances

• Development rights for underground power lines
• Real estate charges
• Joint communications system (RAKEL)
• Insurances for municipalities in Stockholm County

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EU-related issues

• EU perspective in all operational areas
• Monitor municipal EU matters
• Show municipalities opportunities for EU funding,
  in dialogue with municipalities
• KSL is one of the Stockholm Region European
  Committees three stakeholders

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Other operations

• IT-forum
• Stockholm County Environment Cooperation
• Secretariat for the Stockholm County Structural
  Funds Partnership

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