1. What do the top two pictures show? 2. Where is this place located? 3. What is the bottom a map of?
The largest territorial and political subdivision in North Carolina
To set local public policy and carry out state guidelines
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County Legislature – Board of County Commissioners County Legislature – Board of County Commissioners Elected by – citizens of the county Responsible for: set county tax rate approve county budget establish county policy
County Executive – County Manager Hired by – Board of Commissioners Responsible for: draft county budget carry out policies of the Board appoints people to lead some county departments
ABC Board – monitors alcohol sales Board of Elections – looks over election procedures Board of Education: sets and adopts a school budget follows policies of state department of education sets the local school curriculum
The Sheriff
Elected by the voters Record legal documents: land ownership, marriages, births, and deaths
Elected by the voters in county Guides the county court system but is a state employee because all courts are controlled by the state
Cities, towns or villages
Incorporated means that the state has declared that the area is a city, town or village Charter – outlines the basic rules for a municipality
Through Annexation: process of bringing unincorporated land into an existing municipality
Run by an elected governing board called a city council or city board An elected mayor usually presides over the council.
Mayor has real power and serves as the chief Executive (carries out policy)
Governing council hires a professional Manager to carry out policies (most of NC)
City police force – not elected but hired
Ordinance: Local laws Referendum: Allowing voters to accept or reject a local law
Turn to page 408 in your book to complete the chart.