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Local Government I. CREATED BY THE STATE 2. DEPENDENT ON STATE
GOVERNMENT 3. STATE CONSTITUTIONS SET FORTH
POWERS AND DUTIES OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
TYPES OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT A. FOUR BASICS TYPES: COUNTY,
TOWNSHIP, MUNICIPALITY, THE SPECIAL DISTRICT
B. THE COUNTY IS NORMALLY THE LARGEST TERRITORIAL AMD POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THE STATE. COUNTIES VARY IN SIZE, POPULATION, POWER AND INFLUENCE.
County Governments C. IN MOST METRO AREAS, THE COUNTY
GOVERNMENT HAS BEEN GROWING MORE POWERFUL.
D. IN MOST COUNTIES, A COUNTY BOARD HAS BOTH LEGISLATIVE AND EXECUTIVE POWERS. BOARD OFFICIALS ARE USUALLY ELECTED BY THE VOTERS.
Township Government F. TOWNSHIPS EXIST IN LESS THAN
HALF OF THE STATES, AND THEIR POWERS AND DUTIES VARY FROM STATE TO STATE.
Westerville coexists with both Blendon township and Genoa township.
Townships were created in Ohio by the Northwest Ordinance (1787).
New England Town Meetings F. IN NEW ENGLAND, SELECTMEN NOW
MAKE SOME OF THE DECISIONS CITIZENS ONCE MADE IN TOWN MEETINGS OR DIRECT DEMOCRACY
Municipal Government G. THE MUNICIPALITY IS AN URBAN
UNIT OF GOVERNMENT THAT HAS LEGAL RIGHTS GRANTED TO IT BY THE STATE.
Special Districts H. SPECIAL DISTRICT IS A UNIT OF
LOCAL GOVERNMENT THAT DEALS WITH SPECIFIC FUNCTIONS.
The Westerville City School District is an excellent example of a special district.
Native American Reservations I. SOME STATES ALSO HAVE A
SEPARATE TRIBAL GOVERNMENT THAT SERVES ITS NATIVE AMERICAN POPULATION.
FORMS OF MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT
A. A MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT MAY BE FORMED WHEN PEOPLE IN A COMMUNITY ASK THE STATE LEGISLATURE TO PERMIT A COMMUNITY TO INCORPORATE.
City Government B. URBAN AREAS IN THE U.S. ARE ONE
OF THREE BASIC FORMS OF GOVERNMENT:
1) MAYOR-COUNCIL 2)COMMISSION 3) COUNCIL-MANAGER
Mayor-Council (Coumbus) C. IN THE MOST WIDELY USED FORM OF
MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT, THE MAYOR-COUNCIL FORM, EXECUTIVE POWER BELONGS TO AN ELECTED MAYOR AND LEGISLATIVE POWER BELONGS TO AN ELECTED COUNCIL.
Mayor Coleman
Mayor-Council D. THERE TWO TYPES OF MAYOR-
COUNCIL GOVERNMENT: 1) STRONG MAYOR SYSTEM AND 2) THE WEAK-MAYOR SYSTEM.
Commission E. THE COMMISSION FORM OF
MUNICIPAL FORM OF GOVERNMENT COMBINES EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE POWERS IN AN ELECTED COMMISSION THAT PASSES LAWS AND MAKES POLICY DECISIONS.
Council-Manager F. UNDER THE COUNCIL-MANAGER
FORM OF GOVERNMENT, THE EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE POWERS ARE SEPARATED. THE COUNCIL ACTS AS A LEGISLATIVE BODY AND MAKES POLICY FOR THE MUNICIPALITY. A MANAGER CARRIES OUT THE COUNCIL’S POLICIES AND SERVES AS CHIEF ADMINISTRATOR.