The Local Self-Government Department performs the following tasks:

• preparing system regulations in the field of organization, functioning and financing of municipalities,
• coordinating work with the ministries and other bodies in the preparation of system solutions and regulations in the field of organization, functioning and financing of municipalities,
• ensuring the implementation of the European Charter on Local Self-Government and the legislation in the field of organization, functioning and financing of municipalities,
• directing and advising municipalities' bodies in securing legality of their work in the field of system regulations on local self-government,
• preparing system analyses of local self-government,
• providing professional assistance to municipalities and co-operating with associations of municipalities,
• participating in the Steering Committee on Local and Regional Democracy (CDLR) of the Council of Europe, with the delegation of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of Europe (CLRAE) and with the delegation of Committee of Regions (COR) of the European Union,
• co-operating with organizations, institutions and other bodies in foreign countries in the field of organization and implementation of local self-government,
• setting-up a database for monitoring the operation of municipalities' bodies and a database for the support of municipalities,
• performing other tasks in the field of local self-government.