The City’s decision-making is regulated by the Municipal Act and the Administrative Act, among others. In addition, the administrative procedure is governed by various other procedural provisions.

The decision-making process of a local authority can be divided into five different stages:

• access
• for preparation
• for decision-making
• for notification
• Implement

If there is more than one committee or if the division of responsibilities is unclear, the matter is decided by the city council. The Mayor decides on cases involving more than one service area, and the head of the service area decides on cases involving more than one official in the same service area.

The Mayor, the Heads of Service Areas, the Development Director, the Finance Director, the Head of Human Resources, the Head of Administration and a staff representative make up the City Management Team. The head of the business enterprise is entitled to attend the meetings of the management group. The chairman may invite experts to attend the meetings if necessary.

The management team works to achieve the objectives set out in the city’s mission and goals.