Local Governments City of Mooresville County of Iredell

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Local Governments City of Mooresville County of Iredell Which government is bigger? County or city?

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… Services like: Water Sewer Sanitation Hospitals Transit Law enforcement

keeps official records 2 - Registrar of Deeds County Officials 4 - Commissioners: -Manager - hired by county to carry out laws 5 - Sheriff- - chief law enforcer of a county - elected position (why?) 6 - Coroner- - investigates suspicious deaths 1 - Clerk keeps official records 2 - Registrar of Deeds keeps track of property records 3 - District Attorney (DA) 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

-Annexation– adding onto a city by increasing city limits 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

City Services City also has to provide services - face more serious problems in urban areas Why? -Same types of services -law enforcement -fire services -recreation -sanitation -education -planning -transportation -health -welfare

Most counties are required to have: Community colleges Hospitals County jails Youth detention facilities Sanitation Waste management Fire services

Quadrafold Create a quadrafold listing 8 services that the city or county is responsible for providing. Give the name of each service – a description of WHY it is important and 1 symbol for each. You can do a bubble map if you prefer.