County & County & Municipal Municipal

GovernmentsGovernments

Chapter 13 ReviewChapter 13 Review►Take out a blank sheet of paper. Put your Take out a blank sheet of paper. Put your

first and last name in the upper right corner.first and last name in the upper right corner.

1.1.Explain 2 structural differences between the Explain 2 structural differences between the Congress and the NC General Assembly.Congress and the NC General Assembly.

2.2.Explain one power that is similar between Explain one power that is similar between the Governor and the President.the Governor and the President.

3.3.Tell me one feature you learned about the Tell me one feature you learned about the NC Court system.NC Court system.

NC CountiesNC Counties

Types of Local Types of Local GovernmentsGovernments

►MunicipalitiesMunicipalities: any urban unit : any urban unit of government like towns or of government like towns or cities.cities.

►CountiesCounties: largest subdivision of : largest subdivision of a state.a state.

►Special DistrictSpecial District: Concentrate on : Concentrate on regulation and control of 1 area.regulation and control of 1 area.

Local Authority, #1-Local Authority, #1-22►All state constitutions lay All state constitutions lay

out rules for establishing out rules for establishing local governments.local governments.

►Local Local ordinancesordinances (laws) (laws) must follow the state & must follow the state & federal constitution.federal constitution.

►Counties administer laws & Counties administer laws & provide services.provide services.

Municipalities, #3Municipalities, #3► Include cities, towns, and villages.Include cities, towns, and villages.►The type of government depends on The type of government depends on

charter submitted, but is often chosen charter submitted, but is often chosen by size.by size.

►Currituck Co. has no municipalities-Currituck Co. has no municipalities-YET.YET.

►Currituck Co. is part of the Hampton Currituck Co. is part of the Hampton Roads Metropolitan Area. What are Roads Metropolitan Area. What are suburbssuburbs? What is a ? What is a Metropolitan AreaMetropolitan Area??

Incorporation, #4-Incorporation, #4-55►When an area wishes to When an area wishes to incorporateincorporate

as a municipality to form a local as a municipality to form a local government, the General Assembly government, the General Assembly must approve the must approve the chartercharter. A charter . A charter is the municipality’s plan of is the municipality’s plan of government. government.

►Municipalities grow through Municipalities grow through annexation annexation (Taking an area into city (Taking an area into city limits). What are advantages & limits). What are advantages & disadvantages of incorporation?disadvantages of incorporation?

Municipal Government in NC, #6Municipal Government in NC, #6

Voters Elect

City or Town Council Mayor

Hire Manager

Municipal Government in Municipal Government in NC, #6NC, #6

► All NC municipalities to use the weak mayor-All NC municipalities to use the weak mayor-council-manager plan, but some give their council-manager plan, but some give their mayor a few powers like veto or ability to mayor a few powers like veto or ability to break ties.break ties.

► Councils: Legislative BodyCouncils: Legislative Body Make ordinances, Approve personnel & budget, Make ordinances, Approve personnel & budget,

Levy taxesLevy taxes►Mayors: Ceremonial ExecutiveMayors: Ceremonial Executive

Make appointments to Advisory Boards, Ceremonial Make appointments to Advisory Boards, Ceremonial FunctionsFunctions

►Municipal Managers: Chief ExecutiveMunicipal Managers: Chief Executive Make budget , Carry out ordinances, Oversee non-Make budget , Carry out ordinances, Oversee non-

elected personnel; hire non-elected department elected personnel; hire non-elected department headsheads

Counties, #1-2 Counties, #1-2 bottombottom

►County: largest subdivision of the stateCounty: largest subdivision of the state►County seat: the part of the county County seat: the part of the county

where the county government meets; where the county government meets; usually in the center of the county.usually in the center of the county.

►NC has 100 counties. NC has 100 counties. ►Counties carry out state laws (statutes) Counties carry out state laws (statutes)

and administer state programs like and administer state programs like education, health and welfare.education, health and welfare.

Functions of Counties, #3 Functions of Counties, #3 bottombottom

►EducationEducation►TransportationTransportation►Social ServicesSocial Services►Sewage, Sewage,

Sanitation & Sanitation & WaterWater

►ZoningZoning►Public Public

SafetySafety►RecreationRecreation

County Government, #4 County Government, #4 (bottom)(bottom)

►Each is governed by a Board of Each is governed by a Board of Commissioners (BOC). This is the Commissioners (BOC). This is the legislature. They make legislature. They make ordinancesordinances..

►The BOC hires a County Manager as The BOC hires a County Manager as the county’s chief executive. Their job the county’s chief executive. Their job is to carry out county ordinances and is to carry out county ordinances and to make the budget.to make the budget.

Board of Commissioners, #4 Board of Commissioners, #4 cont.cont.

► There are 7 members on the BOC in Currituck There are 7 members on the BOC in Currituck County. County.

► Each member serves a 4-year term. The terms Each member serves a 4-year term. The terms are staggered so every 2 years 3 or 4 are are staggered so every 2 years 3 or 4 are elected.elected.

► Main duties are: Make ordinances, hire county Main duties are: Make ordinances, hire county manager, approve the budget, and levy taxes. manager, approve the budget, and levy taxes.

► http://www.co.currituck.nc.us/Commission-http://www.co.currituck.nc.us/Commission-Profiles.cfm Profiles.cfm

51At Large At Large

BOC Seat DistrictsBOC Seat Districts

Currituck Co. Voting Currituck Co. Voting PrecinctsPrecincts

The County Manager, #5 The County Manager, #5 bottombottom

►Hired by the BOC.Hired by the BOC.►Makes the budget, Makes the budget,

oversees co. departments, oversees co. departments, carries out county carries out county operations and policies.operations and policies.

►Dan Scanlon is Currituck Dan Scanlon is Currituck Co.’s County Manager.Co.’s County Manager.

Currituck Co. Sheriff, #6 Currituck Co. Sheriff, #6 bottombottom

►All Counties in NC have an elected sheriff All Counties in NC have an elected sheriff that serves a 4-year term.that serves a 4-year term.

►Currituck Co.’s Sheriff is Susan Johnson.Currituck Co.’s Sheriff is Susan Johnson.►The Sheriff’s Dept. is in charge of:The Sheriff’s Dept. is in charge of:

Investigates criminal activities Serves civil & criminal papers Processes & issues all types of Gun Permits Maintains a registry of all sex

offenders  living in Currituck County

Board of Education, Board of Education, #7#7

►Each serves a 4-year term. Terms are Each serves a 4-year term. Terms are staggered so every 2 years 2 or 3 are elected.staggered so every 2 years 2 or 3 are elected.

►Main duties are: Make policies, hire Main duties are: Make policies, hire superintendent and personnel, and approve superintendent and personnel, and approve the budget.the budget.

► Currituck County Board of EducationCurrituck County Board of Education

Voters Elect

Poplar Branch At Large Fruitville CrawfordMoyock

BOE TownshipsBOE Townships

SuperintendentSuperintendent►Hired by the BOE.Hired by the BOE.►Makes the budget, oversees Makes the budget, oversees

all personnel, carries out all personnel, carries out school operations and policies.school operations and policies.

►Mark Stefanik is Currituck Mark Stefanik is Currituck Co.’s Superintendent.Co.’s Superintendent.

►Currituck County SuperintendentCurrituck County Superintendent

NE NC with NE NC with MunicipalitiesMunicipalities