local government & finance. __________ government in nc
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Local Local Government Government
& & FinanceFinance
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__________ Government in NC__________ Government in NC
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____________ & Organization
____ Types of Local Government
• ____________________– __________ counties in NC
– ____________ – center of county gov’t
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• Municipalities– _______, __________, or _____________
(have same legal status)– Have _____________ and ____________
branches… some have ____________ branches (no judicial authority)
– Raise $ through ______________– Set local ____________ policies– Establish ________________
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MUNICIPALITIES
Key terms: • ________________________- declared as a
municipality and granted a _________• __________– outlines basic ______ for
a municipal gov’t • _______________– allows cities to write
their own ____________, chose their own type of gov’t and ____________ their own affairs
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MUNICIPALITIES
• _______+ exist in NC• See p 408 to see services provided on
the local level• Each has been incorporated & given a
charter… can _________ by _______________ or _____________
• Can expand– _______________(to bring unincorporated areas into an existing municipality)
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Municipal Government
• Elects a board: a ______________, city council, _______________________, or board of _______________
• Acts like a _______________• In Alamance County:
– Haw River– Town Council– Burlington– City Council– Alamance County– Board of Commissioners– Elon– Board of Aldermen
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• Pass local ___________(___________)
• Approve _____________
• Set _________ rates
• Regulate citizens’ ____________
Municipal Government (cont’d)
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3 types:
• Mayor-Council Government
• Council-Manager Plan
• Commission Plan
Types of Municipal Government
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Most use a “________________” plan: • _______serves as chief executive and the
board of alderman/ city council serve as the legislative branch
• Can be a “______” mayor or a “______” mayor
• “weak” mayor– few ____________ powers; most __________ are with _____________
• “strong” mayor– similar to relationship of _____________ to ________________
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• Council- Manager Plan
Voters select a__________, which makes
laws and hires a
City Manager who handles the daily business of
government, including supervising city employees
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Commission Plan:
• Commissioners are chosen by voters who direct one of the city’s departments
• ____________used anymore
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COUNTY COUNTY GOVERNMENTGOVERNMENT
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Governing the Counties
• ________________ counties• Serves as _________ gov’t AND as an
extension or branch of state gov’t• Sets local ___________________• Carries out state guidelines and laws• Governing body of a county = Board of
County Commissioners– Set ___________ rates– Approve _________________– Establish county _______________
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Alamance County Board of Commissioners
• Website: http://www.alamance-nc.com/Alamance-NC/Departments/Commisssioners/
• Chairman Larry Sharpe, Vice-Chairman Dan Ingle, William Lashley, Tim Sutton, Ann Vaughan
• Serve 4 year terms
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Responsibilities of counties:
• General Assembly created independent boards to oversee specific services required by counties to provide (if county is small can combine)
• ______________• ____________________• _______________ health• ______________ health• _______________services• ABC (alcoholic beverage control)• Soil & water conservation
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Education
• _________= Local Education Authority
• 100 counties… ________public school systems (100 county + 16 city)
• Example: Orange County Schools & Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools
• _____________ elect ______________ members
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County Offices
• Some NC counties hire _____________ called ________________________
• Alamance County = David Smith
• Reports to the board of county commissioners
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Services Provided (see page 408)
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County Departments
• Sheriff’s Department– headed by _________(elected)– leads county ____ enforcement & oversees the county _______
• Dept. of Register of Deeds– headed by __________(elected) – keeps county __________: land ownership, ___________, ________ & _________
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GovernmentGovernment Finances Finances
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State Budget Process
• ________– a plan for __________ and _____________ money
• 2 parts: government ___________ & government _______________
• NC= ____________Budget– Every _____ years (odd)– ____________ year= July 1st – June 30th
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• ______________’s role:– Prepare revenues guesstimates for
upcoming 2 years– Add up requests for expenditures from
state agencies– Compare total estimated revenues with
total estimated expenditures– Propose a _______________BUDGET
State Budget Process (cont’d)
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• _____________’s role– Studies proposed budget– Makes necessary
____________– If can’t agree…
State Budget Process (cont’d)
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• ______________ & ________________– Half of total spending went toward health & human
services and public education– Over half state revenue comes from ___________
• Budget ______________– Amount ________ exceeds ______________
• Borrowing $– NC gov’t’s can ____ borrow $ for __________
expenses– CAN borrow for major purchases– Allows gov’t to make _________ without waiting to
_______________– Spreads burden of ___________ to future ______
State Budget Process (cont’d)
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Municipal & County Budgets• Municipalities & county gov’ts adopt budgets
every ______________• NC gov’ts _________ pass ________ budget• Must balance between ________ & _______• Expenditures
– _____ municipal toward __________ (water / sewage)
– ________ & _____________– _______county go toward _____________– 1/4th county pay for public health, mental
health and social services• Revenues
– 1/3rd municipal comes from ______________– ________________ provide large amounts of
revenue