In Lithuania, there are 60 municipalities. Municipality (Lith. savivaldybė) is a unit of the State territory and its community with a right to local (municipal) self-government guaranteed by the Constitution and exercised through the Municipal Council and through executive and other municipal institutions and bodies that are formed by the Municipal Council and are accountable to it. The Council is elected by residents of the administrative unit concerned. The municipality is a public legal entity headed by the mayor.
The local authorities in Lithuania have the right to establish committees (boards) to deal with cultural policy issues. All municipalities also have departments dedicated to the management of local cultural institutions, events and cultural heritage. Most of these departments are responsible not only for culture, but also for the management of education, sports, and tourism. Some municipalities also have culture and art councils that work as the municipality’s advisory bodies.
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