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GA Local Gov't
Tubbs-GA Local Gov't
Question | Answer |
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Number of Georgia counties | 159 |
Main governing authority in most Georgia counties | Board of Commissioners |
Subdivisions of the state set up to carry out certain government funtions | Counties |
A city with its own government | Manicipality |
City and county governments which form a single government | Consolidated Government |
Examples of a consolidated city-county government | Columbus-Muscogee County, Athens-Clarke County, Augusta-Richmond County |
Counties have the power to | Tax, construct & maintain roads, and bridges |
Board of Commissioners are | Elected Serve 4 yr. staggered terms |
Most county officials are | Appointed |
Examples of elected officials | commissioners, clerk of superior court, sheriff, coroner |
Most common type of city government in Georgia | mayor-council form, council-manager form, commission form |
In this form of government voters elect commissioners | commission form |
In this form of government the commissioners elect the mayor | commission form |
In this form of government the voters elect a city council that establishes laws and policies | council-manager form |
In this form of government a manager is hired who is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the city | council-manager form |
In a ________ - mayor system, the city council has both legislative and executive powers | weak-mayor system |
In a ________- mayor system the mayor has limited powers | weak-mayor system |
In a ________-mayor system the mayor is primarily a figurehead | weak-mayor system |
In a ________ - mayor system the mayor is a strong leader who proposes legislation, prepares the budget, appoints all department heads, and has veto power | strong-mayor system |
Atlanta has this type of mayor system | strong-mayor system |
Smyrna has this type of mayor system | weak-mayor system |
Savannah has this type of government | council-manager form |
This form of government is created for a single jor or single group of tasks | special-purpose district |
Examples of special-purpose district | school systems (boards of education), MARTA, Public Housing Authority, Airport and Port authorities, fire departments, parks and recreaton authorities |