Association of Municipalities and Towns of Slovenia (Slovene:Skupnost občin Slovenije) (SOS) was established in 1992 and is the biggestrepresentative association of themunicipalities of Slovenia. The association has 167 member municipalities (from 212 municipalities) and with this it covers nearly 90% of the inhabitants ofSlovenia.[1]
SOS is a member of theNetwork of Associations of Local Authorities of South-East Europe (NALAS)[2]
Because of different needs in association with community's size the association is organized in three sections – section ofcity municipalities, section withAdministrative Unit headquarters and section of other communities. President of each section is also a vice-president of the Association. Member municipalities represent and accomplish their tasks in 11work groups andcommissions, as well as in 15 work groups of association (440 representatives of member communities are operating in this groups), in which they coordinate legal acts and regulation act within working areas that are important for the communities.
The highestexecutive body of association is thepresidency, composed of 25mayors, 7 from each section.
Tasks of Association of Municipalities and Towns of Slovenia are, in particular, implementation and representation of local community's common interests in proportion to coordination with legal and regulation acts, which, with their solutions, impact on municipalities’ situation. Among this, there are many other tasks, inter alia: