GOVT 2306 LOCAL GOVERNMENT KEY TERMS LOCAL - TopicsExpress



          

GOVT 2306 LOCAL GOVERNMENT KEY TERMS LOCAL GOVERNMENT Municipalities (city) 1,215 City charters: General Law; Home Rule County 254 Special districts (ISD-1,288; RTA; Hospital; Airport; irrigation; wind erosion; wildfire; water conservation; mosquito control; etc.) Ordinance (law or policy adopted by local government) Statute (law adopted by state legislature or U.S. Congress) City limits Precincts Article XI, Section 4, Texas Constitution of 1875 General Law Charter: council-mayor system; mayor is manager of city government Home Rule Charter: varied systems Council-manager Commission: each commissioner manages a city department “at large”/single-member/place-member County Government Hidalgo County County Judge (Ramon Garcia) County Commissioners (4): County Clerk: Tax Assessor-Collector: Sheriff County Treasurer County Courts at Law Precinct Officers: Constables; Justices of the Peace
Posted on: Thu, 25 Jul 2013 20:42:14 +0000

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