Heh, it reminds me:
In Norway we have 3 levels of government:
The state
The counties of which there are 19
The municipalities, around 500
I live in Hordaland county, and I know one of the members of the county government. They have meetings only a couple of times each year, usually during a weekend. She complained that some of the representatives weren't exactly fit for voting on sunday, most of them from a protest party advocating a very liberal alcohol policy. This was some years ago, it probably isn't as bad today, as said party have become more established and mature (still on the opposite scale of my political views).
pibbur who found this just a little bit funny.