The Municipality of Arandjelovac

What The Municipality of Arandjelovac does

The Municipality of Arandjelovac (Општина Аранђеловац) is a local self-government unit within the Šumadija District of the Republic of Serbia, serving a resident population of approximately 46,000. The entity operates as a constitutional public administration rather than a commercial enterprise, with its authority, responsibilities, and territorial jurisdiction defined by Serbian law. It is governed by an Assembly (Skupština), a President (Predsednik), Deputy President, Municipal Council (Opštinsko veće), and a Municipal Administration (Opštinska uprava) of approximately 22 employees organized into departments covering inspection affairs, urban planning, construction, property-legal matters, finance, economy, and social activities.

The municipality delivers public services through both physical and digital channels. In-person services are delivered at the main administrative building at Venac Slobode 10 and through 15 local community offices (mesne zajednice) distributed across the territory. Digital channels include the national e-Uprava portal, the municipality's own website (arandjelovac.rs), a Budget Portal, a Public Procurement System (Javne nabavke), a Citizen Forms repository, and a real-time Free Parking Spaces Portal built on Fleximodo. Underlying technology consists of standard e-government and municipal information systems with no proprietary AI/ML components identified.

The municipality's funding model is non-commercial: it operates through an annually adopted municipal budget financed by local taxes, property taxes, utility fees from wholly owned public utility companies JKP Bukulja (water, heating, sewerage) and JKP Zelenilo (green areas), intergovernmental transfers from the Republic of Serbia, and externally funded development programs including EU PRO Plus, LIID, and ReLOaD. It oversees nine wholly owned operating subsidiaries covering communal services, healthcare, museums, cultural and educational programming, tourism, sports, heritage preservation, and property management. Customers in the conventional sense are citizens, local businesses, and public institutions operating within the jurisdictional boundary; service delivery is statutorily mandated rather than contractually negotiated.

Name

The Municipality of Arandjelovac

Legal name

Општина Аранđеловац (Municipality of Arandjelovac)

Website

https://arandjelovac.rs

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Municipality of Arandjelovac is a local self-government unit in Serbia's Šumadija District serving approximately 46,000 residents through administrative, communal, and digital public services, funded by local taxes, utility fees, and state transfers rather than commercial revenue.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Local Government Administration

NAICS

Executive Offices (921110), Nature Parks and Other Similar Institutions (71219), Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions (712)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Parks, Recreation & Cultural Services (BPAIACAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Economic Development & Business Licensing (Local) (BPAIACAN)

Keywords

• Local government services
• Public administration
• Communal utilities
• E-government services
• Municipal governance

Headquarters

HQ city

Arandjelovac (Аранđеловац)

HQ country

Serbia

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Municipal Budget (Local Taxes and Fees): The municipality operates primarily through its annual budget, funded by local taxes, property taxes, utility fees from public utility companies (JКП Букуља, JКП Зеленило), and transfers from the Republic of Serbia.

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The Municipality of Arandjelovac is a local self-government entity providing public administration services, communal utilities, urban planning, healthcare, cultural, tourism, and sports services to its citizens and residents through various municipal departments, public utility companies (JKP Bukulja and JKP Zelenilo), and partner institutions including the Health Center, National Museum, Center for Culture and Education, Tourist Organization, and Sports Federation.

Product overview

The Municipality of Arandjelovac operates as a local government entity providing public administrative services to its citizens. The service portfolio is organized as a unified municipal service platform with digital components including the e-Government (е-Управа) portal for online administrative procedures, a Budget Portal for public financial transparency, a Public Procurement System for municipal contracting, and a Citizen Forms repository. These digital services are complemented by traditional in-person services through the Municipal Administration and various public enterprises (Javna предузећа) including utilities (JKP Bukulja for communal services, JKP Zelenilo for green areas) and institutions such as the Health Center, National Museum, and Culture and Education Center. The municipality also provides a Free Parking Spaces Portal for real-time parking information.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Local Government Administration Services

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered major, core and moderate.

• EU PRO PlusmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerEU PRO Plus is a European Union support program for local development. The municipality participates in EU-funded projects and development programs through this partnership, including infrastructure development and institutional capacity building.
• Government of Serbia (Влада Републике Србије)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAs a local government unit, the municipality operates under national government oversight and receives state transfers. The partnership involves coordinated public administration, fiscal transfers, and national program implementation.
• SKGO - Standing Conference of Towns and MunicipalitiesmoderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational association of local governments providing support, advocacy, and knowledge sharing among Serbian municipalities.
• NALED - National Alliance for Local Economic DevelopmentmoderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational alliance supporting local economic development, reform implementation, and good governance at the local level.
• REDASP - Regional Agency for Economic Development of Šumadija and PomoravljemoderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional development agency supporting economic development, business support, and project coordination for municipalities in the Šumadija and Pomoravlje districts.
• JКП Букуља (Public Utility Company Bukulja)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipal public utility company providing communal services including water supply, sewerage, waste management, and other essential municipal services. The municipality owns and oversees this utility.
• JКП Зеленило (Public Utility Company Zelenilo)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipal public utility company responsible for maintenance of green areas, parks, and urban landscaping within the municipality.
• ReLOaD ProgrammemoderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional Programme on Local Development that supports municipalities in Western Balkans with institutional reforms and local development projects.
• LIID - Project for Development of Local Infrastructure and Institutional Development of Local GovernmentsmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor infrastructure and institutional development project supporting improvement of local infrastructure and municipal governance capacity.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• NALED - National Alliance for Local Economic Development: National civic alliance supporting economic development and good governance at the local-government level in Serbia. Arandjelovac is an active partner, making NALED a directly involved institutional stakeholder rather than a competitive peer.
• Standing Conference of Towns and Municipalities (SKGO): National association of Serbian local governments that Arandjelovac is a member of. Not a peer in the competitive sense but a directly comparable institutional actor providing capacity-building, advocacy, and knowledge-sharing services to the same constituency.
• Regional Agency for Economic Development of Šumadija and Pomoravlje (REDASP): Regional development agency covering the same Šumadija District as Arandjelovac; Arandjelovac is a direct partner for EU project preparation and business-support delivery, making it an adjacent public-sector peer rather than competitor.

Direct peers

• City of Niš: A major Serbian city with identical local-government mandate (utilities, culture, urban planning, social services) and similarly dependent on state transfers. Demonstrates the same service-portfolio structure that Arandjelovac operates.
• City of Kragujevac: Regional center of the Šumadija District, the same administrative region as Arandjelovac. Comparable on every dimension - legal status as a Serbian local self-government unit, e-Uprava integration, mesne zajednice model, and dependence on Republic of Serbia transfers.
• City of Novi Sad: Provincial-capital local government in Serbia operating under the same legal framework, with parallel JKP utility companies, museum/tourism institutions, and mesne zajednice structure - directly comparable governance footprint.
• City of Čačak: A Central Serbian municipality of similar scale with parallel local-government functions (utility companies, cultural institutions, tourism organizations). Closely comparable in service mix and fiscal structure.
• Municipality of Topola: An immediately adjacent Šumadija District municipality, similar in population scale and rural-periurban mix, sharing the same national e-Uprava portal, fiscal-transfer dependence, and local-enterprise model.
• City of Kraljevo: A Šumadija-and-Western-Serbia regional municipality offering the same public-service portfolio (communal JKP utilities, cultural center, museum, sports federation) under the same Serbian local-self-government law.

Broad incumbents

• City of Belgrade: The largest local self-government in Serbia, operating the same constitutional model of municipal administration, communal services, public enterprises, and e-Government delivery, but at metropolitan scale and budget.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCXN6vMtHWNxZ6PyrHsxBg4g/featured
• Facebookfacebook.com/arandjelovac.opstina
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/the-municipality-of-arandjelovac

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Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries9 records

Funding overview

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