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LOCAL GOVERNMENT

LOCAL GOVERNMENT. THE COUNTY. A COUNTY IS AN ADMINISTRATIVE SUBDIVISION OF A STATE OR TERRITORY. THE STATE CONSTITUTION OF 1777, ESTABLISHED 8 COUNTIES IN GEORGIA ORIGINALLY FOR THE PURPOSE OF DETERMINING JURISDICTIONS FOR STATE REPRESENTATIVES. GEORGIA HAS MORE COUNTIES THAN ANY

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LOCAL GOVERNMENT

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  1. LOCAL GOVERNMENT THE COUNTY A COUNTY IS AN ADMINISTRATIVE SUBDIVISION OF A STATE OR TERRITORY.

  2. THE STATE CONSTITUTION OF 1777, ESTABLISHED 8 COUNTIES IN GEORGIA ORIGINALLY FOR THE PURPOSE OF DETERMINING JURISDICTIONS FOR STATE REPRESENTATIVES. GEORGIA HAS MORE COUNTIES THAN ANY OTHER STATE IN AMERICA OTHER THAN TEXAS. THERE ARE PRESENTLY 159 COUNTIES IN THE STATE. THE HEAD- QUARTERS OF COUNTY GOVERN- MENT IS CALLED THE COUNTY SEAT. LIKE ZEBULON FOR PIKE CO.

  3. FUNCTIONS OF COUNTY GOVERNMENT JUST TO NAME A FEW!

  4. ELECTED COUNTY OFFICIALS http://pikecounty.ga.gov/commissioners/ http://pikecounty.ga.gov/sheriff/index.php COUNTIES ARE USUALLY LED BY AN ELECTED COMMISSIONER OR BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS AS WELL AS 4 OTHER ELECTED OFFICIALS. PIKE COUNTY SHERIFF PIKE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

  5. http://pikecounty.ga.gv/taxcommissioner/ CLERK OF THE SUPERIOR COURT-CAROLYN WILLIAMS http://pikecounty.ga.gov/probate/

  6. LOCAL GOVERNMENT CITIES CITY GOVERNMENTS – ARE GRANTED BY CHARTERS ISSUED BY THE GEORGIA GENERAL ASSEMBLY. FORM OF GOVERNMENT AND CITY BOUNDARIES ARE STATED IN THE CHARTER. http://zebulon.georgia.gov/05/home/0,2230,9026709,00.html;jsessionid=57CA5E35F1D349210BCE376FADD7948D

  7. CITY LEADERS MOST CITIES ARE LED BY A MAYORAND A CITY COUNCIL, WHILE SOME HAVE CITY MANAGERS. GEORGIA HAS MORE THAN 500 CITIES OR MUNICIPALITIES. http://pikecounty.ga.gov/planning/docs/PARTIAL_UPDATE_TO_THE_COMP_PLAN_-_COMPILED_DOCUMENT_06-03-09_FOR_WEBSITE_WITH_MAPS.pdf

  8. HOW DID CITIES GET STARTED? MOST CITIES IN GEORGIA STARTED IN AREAS THAT WERE IMPORTANT TRADE CENTERS. THE PURPOSE OF A CITY IS TO PROVIDE SERVICES ABOVE AND BEYOND THOSE GIVEN BY THE COUNTY GOVERNMENT. THESE INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: POLICE AND FIRE PROTECTION, GARBAGE COLLECTION, WATER SERVICES, PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION, AND PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES. http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-2379 CITIES AND COUNTIES WORK TOGETHER TO AVOID DUPLICATION OF SERVICES. THE MAIN DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE TWO ARE: ORIGIN SERVICES FORM OF GOVERNMENT

  9. FORMS OF CITY GOVERNMENT STRONG MAYOR-COUNCIL : DEFINITE SEPERATION OF POWERS MAYOR HANDLES DAY TO DAY OPERATIONS COMPLETELY MAYOR HIRES AND FIRES CITY STAFF MAYOR HANDLES THE CITY’S BUDGET MAYOR MAY HAVE VETO POWER OVER THE CITY COUNCIL CITY COUNCIL SERVES AS THE LEGISLATURE OF THE CITY COUNCIL MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE THE POWER TO OVERRIDE THE MAYOR’S VETO http://strongmayorcouncil.org/structures.html

  10. WEAK MAYOR-COUNCIL FORM: MAYOR AND COUNCIL SHARE POLICY MAKING AUTHORITY MAYOR IS NOT A TRUE CHIEF EXECUTIVE MAYOR IS OFTEN LIMITED IN POWER TO MAKE APPOINTMENTS MAYOR IS LIMITED IN ABILITY TO CREATE AND ADMINISTER CITY BUDGET 5. CITY COUNCIL POSSESS MOST OF THE POWER http://www.nlc.org/about_cities/cities_101/165.aspx http://www.ci.santa-ana.ca.us/cm/Council-ManagerFormofGovernment.asp COUNCIL-MANAGER FORM: CITY GOVERNMENT IS SET UP LIKE THAT OF A CORPORATION THE CITIZENS ELECT THE CITY COUNCIL CITY COUNCIL ESTABLISHES POLICIES, PASSES ORDINANCES, AND SUPERVISES THE GOVERNMENT. COUNCIL HIRES A CITY MANAGER CITY MANAGER HANDLES DAY TO DAY OPERATIONS CITY MANAGER HAS POWER TO HIRE AND FIRE STAFF, AND CONTROL THE BUDGET. MAYOR IS CEREMONIAL AND MAY BE A MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL

  11. SPECIAL PURPOSE DISTRICTS OR AUTHORITIES -SET UP BY CITIES OR COUNTIES TO MEET A SPECIFIC NEED NEEDS CAN RANGE FROM PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION LIKE MARTA OR HARTSFIELD-JACKSON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT -THEY ARE SOMETIMES CREATED TO ADVANCE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT -THEY ARE FUNDED BY LOANS OR USER FEES -THEY CAN BE VERY FLEXIBLE AND CROSS BOUNDARY LINES

  12. SUMMARIZING COUNTIES, NOT CITIES, ARE THE CENTER FOR POLITICAL AND CULTURAL LIFE IN GEORGIA. THE NUMBER ONE JOB OF ALL COUNTIES IS TO ASSIST THE STATE IN ADMINISTERING STATE PROGRAMS BY WORKING HAND IN HAND WITH STATE AGENCIES. THE ELECTED COUNTY OFFICIALS ARE THERE FOR THAT PURPOSE.

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