Departments

Agriculture:

• County expert on agricultural issues
• EC grants to agriculture
• Guidance on agriculture and horticulture
• Environmental matters concerning domestic animals and plant cultivation
• Land acquistion permits
• Landscape conservation
• Permits, business grants, supervision, information and development in professional fishing, fishing protection and water use
• Coordination and advise to farmers on different green energy production techniques

County Veterinarian:

• County expert on veterinary issues
• Animal protection
• Animal diseases
• Food hygiene
• General veterinary issues

Cultural Heritage, Civil Defence and Spatial Planning:

• County expert on communications planning
• Planning of roads, railways, aviation, shipping, post
• County expert on spatial planning
• Sustainable town and country planning
• County expert on housing planning and housing market issues
• Provide information and grant government housing subsidies.
• County expert on civil defence and emergency services
• Planning of civil defence, supervision of municipal emergency services, risk considerations in town and country planning.
• Inspector of ancient monuments and historic buildings
• Permits for interference with archeological remains
• Listing and supervision of historic buildings
• Permission to renovate churches

Environment Protection:

• County expert on environmental issues
• Regional policies for sustainable development
• Promotion of joint actions for environmental
  objectives and the Kyoto Protocol
• Permits, supervision and information regarding
  environment and health protection
• Monitoring, analysis, and control of environmental development
• Water Framework Directive

Governor’s Staff:

• Support to the Governor and the Deputy Governor
• Coordinating international relations
• Official visits to the Governor and the county
• Annual reporting to the national government
• E-government
• Cross border tasks
• Public relations

Integration and Gender Equality:

• Key ratios for equal opportunities at the Board
• Management development programme for men
  and women
• Support to women´s networks
• County strategy for equal opportunities between women and men
• Honour related violence
• Introduction of newly arrived immigrants
• Reception of refugees
• Human rights
• Strategies for anti-discrimination

Legal Issues:

• Internal legal consultation
• Appeal cases
• Hunting permits
• Foundations
• General elections

Nature Resources:

• Area and species protection according to the Environmental Code
• Management and public access to protected areas
• Natura 2000 – monitoring, plans and management
• Conservation and monitoring of biological diversity
• Landscape planning for sustainable land and water use
• Permits, business grants, supervision, information and development in professional fishing, fishing protection and water use

Regional Development:

• Promoting entrepreneurship and innovation: projects and financial support. Focus on women and ethnic minorities.
• Administration of EU-projects and structural funds
• Rural development

Social Welfare:

• County expert on social welfare issues
• Supervision, guidance and information in the social service sector
• Complaints from individuals on social welfare issues
• Licenses to private care facilities

Traffic Issues:

• Driving licenses
• Commercial traffic

The Environmental Examination Commission is an independent authority within the County Administrative Board, dealing with examination of permits for environmentally hazardous operations in accordance with the Environmental Code.