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

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. County Services
-Pass laws and regulations
ordinances--Term for local laws—also referred to as blue laws in some areas

6. -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

7. 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

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

9. 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.