The president designates a candidate for prime minister, who must obtain the authorisation of the Riigikogu . There is no elected regional government, but the county governor, who is appointed to office for a term of five years by the government on the proposal of the prime minister, does need to have the agreement of the local government representatives of the county. Estonia has a single-level local government. The representative body of a local government is the council, elected for a three-year term by persons permanently residing in the territory of the local authority. All local issues are managed and resolved autonomously by local authorities.
Local authorities have an independent budget.
State tasks may be imposed on local authorities only pursuant to law or under an agreement with them. State tasks imposed on a local government must be funded from the state budget. The main competencies of local governments are connected with education, health care, public transportation, community services, culture and sports. Constitutional Framework 2. Legislative Authority 3.