UNIT IV – Legislative and Executive Branches Structure and Function of the Executive Branch – State and Local Levels UNIT IV – Legislative and Executive Branches

Basic Info Led by: Governor In waiting: Lt. Governor Role: enforce state laws Lives in: Raleigh, Governor’s mansion Salary: G: $141,265 LtG: $123,198 Terms: 4 years, no more than 2 consecutive

Gubernatorial Qualifications Age: at least 30 Citizenship: U.S. citizen for at least 5 years Residency: NC resident for at least 2 years Same qualifications for Lt. Governor

IT’S NOT JUST ABOUT THE GOVERNOR!

ORGANIZATION OF THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH Governor Lt. Governor Council of State Governor’s Cabinet ORGANIZATION OF THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH

Lt. Governor Takes place of Governor if necessary Serves as President of NC Senate Only elected official to be in legislative AND executive branches Elected separately from the governor, can be from different parties Serves on the NC Council of State, the NC Board of Education, the NC Capitol Planning Commission and the NC Board of Community Colleges

NC Council of State NC does not appoint all department heads, some are elected to their positions These members are called the Council of State and oversee important state functions Serve as advisors to the governor Do NOT copy chart below…it’s just to look at! NC COUNCIL OF STATE Lt. Governor Sec. of State Attorney General Commissioner of Agriculture Commissioner of Insurance Commissioner of Labor Superintendent of Public Instruction State Treasurer State Auditor

Governor’s Cabinet Heads of departments that ARE appointed by the Governor Serve as advisors to governor Do NOT copy chart below…it’s just to look at! NC GOVERNOR’S CABINET Sec. of Administration Sec. of Commerce Sec. of Cultural Resources Sec. of Environment and Natural Resources Sec. of Health and Human Services Sec. of Revenue Sec. of Public Safety Sec. of Transportation

What about local executives?! WE’RE NOT DONE YET! What about local executives?!

Mayors, Managers, Commissioners… OH MY! Local governments are difficult to cover because they are all so different Let’s complete the chart on the next slide as we learn about local executives

Mayors, Managers, Commissioners… OH MY! TYPES OF LOCAL EXECUTIVES Elected leader of the local gov, has typical executive powers NOT CONCORD STRONG MAYOR Elected leader of the local gov, has little power WEAK MAYOR CONCORD Appointed (usually nonpartisan) leader of the local gov, has typical executive powers CITY MANAGER CONCORD Heads a major department in a city, usually works with other commissioners to run the local gov NOT CONCORD COMMISSIONER