Types of Local Government

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-Local governments are created by the state

-Local governments exist because states

allow them to exist

-This is a unitary system

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County Government

- county is the largest political ! territorial

unit in the state "#$%& counties'


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- board generally governs a county

-(ounty boards vary in si)e

-Taylor (ounty has a board of supervisorsthat has 1% members

-(ounty boards generally have both

legislative and executive powers

-Legislative* because they can levy taxes*

determine how money is too be spent* etc+

-,xecutive* because they oversee the running

of departments "i+e+ ighway .ept+'-/ften times boards will hire dept+ heads

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Ton$% Ton$hi&$ ' S&eia )i$trit$

-0oards govern most other politicalterritorial

units as well


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-Townships are rural areas that surround a

small hub of houses* businesses and a

town hall

-Special districts are a unit of local

government that deals with one function

-School districts are the most common ofthese

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Shoo )i$trit$ in Tayor County


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-Townships are rural areas that surround a

small hub of houses* businesses and a

town hall

-Special districts are units of local

government that deals with one function

-School districts are the most common ofthese

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*unii&a Government

- city has one of three forms of government

1+ 3ayor-council form

&+ (ommission form

2+ (ouncil-manager form

-alf of cities use the mayor-council form


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-0oth mayor and council is elected in this

form

-3any larger cities use a strong-mayorsystem* while smaller cities use a wea4-

mayor system

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form


mayor system

-The commission form is run by a group of

elected commissioners

-,ach commissioner heads a department "i+e+

Police .epartment'

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form


mayor system

-The commission form is run by a group of

elected commissioners

-,ach commissioner heads a department "i+e+

Police .epartment'

-The commission form combines legislativeand executive power

-The council-manager form separates

legislative and executive power

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