child welfare, home care, nursing homes, and support for people with reduced functional ability. It manages planning, building applications, mapping, property matters, water and wastewater, roads, fire safety, environmental services, and waste management. Stad kommune supports culture, sport, and leisure through libraries, cinema, cultural school, volunteer centers, and grants for cultural activities. It also handles agriculture and forestry administration, business and tourism development, social services through NAV Stad, emergency preparedness, and political decision-making processes.