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Warmup – 3/23/121. What do the top two pictures show?2. Where is this place located?3. What is the bottom a map of?
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Counties and Municipalities
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What is a county?
The largest territorial and political subdivision in North Carolina
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Why do states form counties?
To set local public policy and carry out state guidelines
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How many counties has the NC General Assembly divided NC into?
100
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What is the structure of county government in NC?
County Legislature – Board of County Commissioners
Elected by – citizens of the county Responsible for:
set county tax rateapprove county budgetestablish county policy
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County Government Cont.
County Executive – County Manager
Hired by – Board of Commissioners
Responsible for:draft county budgetcarry out policies of the
Boardappoints people to lead
some county departments
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State Mandated (Required by State) Boards
ABC Board – monitors alcohol sales
Board of Elections – looks over election procedures
Board of Education:sets and adopts a school
budgetfollows policies of state
department of educationsets the local school
curriculum
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Register of Deeds
Elected by the votersRecord legal documents: land
ownership, marriages, births, and deaths
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Clerk of Court
Elected by the voters in countyGuides the county court system
but is a state employee because all courts are controlled by the state
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How are municipalities created?
Incorporated means that the state has declared that the area is a city, town or village
Charter – outlines the basic rules for a municipality
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How can a city expand its boundaries?
Through Annexation: process of bringing unincorporated land into an existing municipality
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How is a municipality governed?
Run by an elected governing board called a city council or city board
An elected mayor usually presides over the council.
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What is the Mayor-Council Plan?
Mayor has real power and serves as the chief Executive (carries out policy)
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What is the Council-Manager Plan?
Governing council hires a professional Manager to carry out policies (most of NC)
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What enforces laws in most municipalities?
City police force – not elected but hired
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Local Legislation
Ordinance: Local laws Referendum:Allowing voters to accept or reject
a local law
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What services are provided by county and municipal governments?
Turn to page 408 in your book to complete the chart.