If this right is granted, the number of parent representatives is increased to 7. The municipal council decides if pupil representatives can vote on certain matters. For each municipality day-care centre for children, a parent board with a majority of elected parents is set up. The board includes 2 representatives elected by and among the people working in the institution. The municipal council decides whether or not representatives of the institution are to have a vote.
Every local authority has an administration that serves the local council and the committees.
Normally the administration has several departments, e.g. a technical department, a social and health services department, a finance department, an education and leisure services department, and a tax department. In county authorities, the administration is typically made up of the central administration and various departments - for hospital administration or health service, social welfare, education and culture, and a department for technical administration. The Local Government Act makes no provisions concerning local administration. Therefore there are no restrictions on the liberty of local councils to organise local administration. It is the responsibility of the local council, the finance committee and the mayor that the administration functions satisfactorily.