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Local Governments
City of GoldsboroCounty of WayneWhich government is bigger?
County or city?COUNTY!
County Government
-Largest level of local government
-Gets all authority from the State Government
-Charters
-Local version of a Constitution—It is given to local governments by the State
**describes powers and responsibilities of the county
-Common Purposes
**all counties have a common purpose: to serve the people in the community with…
www.nhcgov.com
Services like:
•Water
•Sewer
•Sanitation
•Hospitals
•Transit
•Law enforcement
County Officials-County Board— ELECTED
position
-Commissioners AKA:
-Alderman
** both those titles are what county board members can be called.
**they are the mini L branch
-Manager
**hired by county to carry out laws
-Sheriff-
**chief law enforcer of a county
**elected position (why?)
-Coroner-
**investigates suspicious deaths
Clerk—•keeps official records-Registrar of Deedskeeps track of property records-District Attorney**(DA)•Elected position•investigates crimes •brings charges and prosecutes cases
County Services
-Pass laws and regulations
ordinances--Term for local laws—also referred to as blue laws in some areas
-law enforcement
-fire services
-recreation
-sanitation
-education
-planning
-transportation
-health
-welfare
City Governments
-get powers from a charter given by the state
-Incorporation-- Official recognition from the state of a local government’s power
-Annexation– adding onto a city by increasing city limits (monkey junction)
-Usually one of two major types of city governments
1. Mayor-Council Form
a. Strong Mayor System-can veto bills
b. Weak Mayor System-can’t veto/more ceremonial
2. Council- Manager System
-elected Council hires professional to run gov’t
City Officials
-Mayor
• **chief executive
• **ELECTED
• The head of the mini E
branch
-Council
-Alderman
• Makes laws, approves budget
• *ELECTED
• Mini L branch; has the alderman who makes laws and approves budget
-Manager –remember, this person is a hired position!
City Services-Can face more serious problems
in urban areas
-Same types of services
-law enforcement
-fire services
-recreation
-sanitation
-education
-planning
-transportation
-health
-welfare
Most counties are required to have:
Community collegesHospitalsCounty jailsYouth detention facilitiesSanitation Waste managementFire services