The municipality of Maribor independently performs local matters of public importance, as determined by the legislation and the municipal statute.
Its key tasks are to provide its citizens with opportunities for quality life, work and development by supporting activities that contribute to this. These include quality health and social care, educational services (kindergartens and primary schools), cultural and sports-recreational, social and humanitarian activities.
The municipality also takes care of traffic regulation and efficient communal and transport infrastructure in its area, public order and peace and the accessibility of its citizens to non-profit rental apartments.
At the same time, it takes care of the protection of air, soil and water resources, waste management and, finally, ensuring good conditions for the development of the economy in its area.