Responsibilities of the Regional Office’s Individual Departments

Responsibilities of the Regional Office’s Individual Departments
Department Section Autonomous competences
(local admin.)		 Delegated competences
(state admin.)
Presidential Secretariat Section for Addressing Extraordinary Events crime prevention, Romany agenda, anti-drug strategy, integration of foreigners integrated rescue system, crisis management
External Relations Section the Region’s website, communication with the press and public, the Region’s foreign relations, promotion
Office of the President organization of the Council’s and Assembly’s meetings, work assignments and social events; information, organizational, and administrative services for elected representatives
Secretariat of the Director and the Regional Trade Licence Office
Personnel Section labor relations, personal and social development, education, remuneration, payroll agenda
Section for Facility Management management of the Region’s buildings, vehicle park management, food services, work security, technical assurance of the Region’s operations penalty/fine ticket agenda
Organisational Section the Region’s internal regulations, management structure; documentation agenda and filing (archives), coordination and optimization of activities, file recording and services
Section for Administrative Activities checking in Collection of Laws, Coll. of International Treaties, and EU Newsletter state citizenship, election, Births & deaths Register, DSO and ZSPO registration, methodological assistance to municipalities, statutory contracts, revision of decisions on offences, supervision over delegated competences of municipalities
Legal Section of the Regional Trade Licence Office legal services for all Regional authorities, standpoints to legal bills and drafts of rules of procedure, collection /solicitation of the Region’s receivables, representation of the Region in court proceedings, the Labor Code agenda, obligations arising from Act No. 101/2000 Coll., on privacy protection, legal regulations of the Region state administration agenda related to trade and business agenda, state administration agenda related to agriculture, supervision over compliance with Act No. 40/1995 Coll., on advertising regulations, war victims’ graves, and funerary agenda
Financial Department travel expenses, reimbursements, the Region’s loans public collections, lotteries, raffles, review of municipal decisions about fees and taxes
Section for the budget and Financing the Region’s budget, loans, subsidies from the EU Procurement of state subsidies to municipalities, methodological assistance to municipalities
Accounting Section the Region’s accounting account statements for central authorities
Department of Regional Development Section for Strategic Planning regional development strategy, management of databases, support for rural development energy concepts
Section for Regional Development Investment incentives, cooperation with entrepreneurs, support for the non-profit sector, preparation of EU projects
Tourism Section comprehensive support for tourism development, grant agenda in support of tourism
Finance and legal section for the drawing of ec funds public assistance, economic and legal issues involved in assurance of subsidies from SF EU
Environment Department Section for the Protection of natural Resources assessment of environmental factors, establishment of nature parks, genetically modified organisms protection of the nature and countryside, damages caused by protected species, protection of arable land, construction in areas with natural resources, evaluation of environmental factors, GMOs
Section for Technical Protection of the Environment waste management, air protection, radon program waste management, air protection, radon program
Section for Integrated Prevention integrated permits, environmental enlightenment and education Integrated pollution register, assurance of accessibility of information about the environment, prevention of environmental disasters
Department of Forestry and Water Management and Agriculture Section of Forest Management and Hunting strategic materials, control over allocations into forestry management state-managed forests, game protection, including allocation to game keeping; state management of reforestation
Section of Water Management subsidies in water management, flood prevention, water management planning public water system, sewer system, fishing and fish pond management, water protection, agenda the building authority specializing in water projects
Section for Agriculture strategic materials, allocations to forestry and agriculture financial contributions to forestry management, protection of animals against cruelty, veterinary services, disclosure of outstanding (due) balance
Department of Land Planning and Construction Section for Land Planning zone development and regulation plan zone planning
Construction Section Building Code agenda in the Region’s competence
Department of Education, Youth and Sports Section for the Concept of Education education, employment, labor market, HR development educational system development
Section for the Organisation of Education administrative work with the regional schools’ networks superior administrative authority over schools
Section of Youth and Sports development of leisure time activities, sports areas, methodology of solutions for specific social phenomena, cooperation with NGOs prevention of socio-pathological phenomena, Min. of Education contests, sports for the handicapped
Section for the Financing of Education investments, movable assets, financial management of the Region’s schools regional standards, development programs, procurement of state allocations to private and clerical schools
Grant Programme Section Administration of EU subsidies
Department of Culture and Historical Heritage Section of Culture development of culture in the Region, preservation and presentation of the Region’s movable cultural heritage, establishing of allowance organizations, contributions to non-professional arts competences in audio-visual arts, periodical and non-periodical publications
Section of Historical Heritage preservation and restoration of cultural sites, contributions to owners state conservation issues, list of cultural heritage sites
Department of Health and Social Affairs Section of Social benefits and the Social and Legal Protection of Children establishing of foster care facilities, foster care state administration of social welfare benefits, foster care – consultancy, record-keeping, preparation
Section of Health Care establishing of social welfare facilities, development of social services, cooperation with NGOs execution of state administrative measures in social services
Section of Health Administration establishing of health care facilities, development of health care network, drafting of health care plan
Health and Social Administration Section conceptual health care materials, assurance of health care services for public welfare complaints/claims, medical evaluations, authorization to operate health care facilities, expert committees, drug abuse treatment, register of social services providers
Department of Transport and Road Management Section of Transport state supervision by specialists in transport, state administration in cargo transport, exemptions from driving restrictions, safety, prevention, state administration in matters involving Class I (district) roads, transport of extra-large cargo
Section of Transport Serviceability transport service capacity timetables, technical controls, licenses
Section of Road Administration establishing of SÚS; repairs, maintenance and management of roads, biking paths, strategy
Information Technology (IT) Department Planning Section development of information technologies, informatization concepts of the Region
Section of Database and Application Administration administration and adjustment of applications, creation and maintenance of databases, data exchange, technical support, user support, technical administration of websites
Section for the Administration of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) creation and updating of maps, GIS administration, map services, cartographic outputs
Network Management Section data networks, voice services, technical admin. and support
Department of Property Management Property Administration Section management of the Region’s real estate
Real Estate Management Section investment and non-investment projects, building security, energy economy, effective exploitation of real assets
Investment Section public investment projects, central recording of commissioned work
Audit Department Internal Audit Section audits of departmental activities, proposed measures, central recording of grievances and petitions
Section for Public Administration Control audits of management of public funds by the Region’s allowance organizations and public support recipients drafting/compilation of annual reports on financial audits for the Ministry of Finance
Section for Reviewing the Financial Management of Municipalities review of economic management of municipalities and community associations
Internal Audit Department internal audits focused on conformity to regulations, measures, and procedures, and adherence to remedial measures
Analytical Section data storage, analyses for local and regional authorities, database proposals