3.2 Civics North Carolina government

3.2 Civics North Carolina government

Local Government

Open Ended

What is the role of duties of local government?

Local Governments

• Created by Article VII, Section 1 of NC Constitution which states that the General Assembly shall provide for the organization and government of counties, cities and towns

Poll

Who do you think works at the county level?

• Sheriff

• Mayor

• Manager

• City Council

Local Governments

• Many important government offices exist at the county level

• County commissioners - elected representatives - job is to make sure the needs of the county are being met within the boundaries of the state law

Local Government

• Board of Commissioners appoints a county manager - acts as county's chief administrator and makes sure policies are being properly implemented

Local Government

• Article VII, Section states that each county must have an elected sheriff

• Sheriff serves as the county's chief law enforcement

• Criminal and Civil Authority

• Elected to 4 year terms

Local Government

Besides County governments, governments oversee cities, townships, and special districts

Open Ended

What was one aspect of county government that you did not know before watching the video?

City government

• larger than town governments

• cover residential, industrial, and business areas

• cities with population of half a million is a metropolis

• elected mayor - chief executive officer

• Mayor shares power with city council

Poll

Is Greensboro a metropolis?

• Yes

• No

City Government

• member of City Council in larger cities is called an alderman

• Cities with mayor and city council have the mayor-council plan

• Others have a council-manager plan

• Citizens elect council then hires a city manager

City Government

• even in a council-manager system, there can still be a mayor

• Mayor ceremonial where the manager can be hired and fired by the City Council

• Utilized by larger cities

Poll

Which type of city government is Greensboro?

• Mayor-council plan

• Council-Manager Plan

City Government

• cities do not rely on sheriffs and elect a police chief who answer to mayor or city manager

• Townships - towns are smaller than cities and are governed by town councils (elected officials)

• Some bodies of government for specific services ex. School districts

Schools

• local Board of Education - special district

• made up of elected representatives

• main duty - oversee public education in a given district

Changes to Laws

• Changes to NC Constitution must occur by voters in a referendum

• Local laws can be amended by a similar process - local act

• local act puts the change before lcoal voters and if approved adopted as law

Multiple Choice

David has been hired to be the city manager for a mid-sized city. There will be a mayor as well, but she will serve primarily as a ceremonial representative. David is the one who will be primarily responsible for overseeing city government. David's city operates on which model of government?

• Mayor-Council Plan

• Council-Manager Plan

• Manager-Mayor Plan

• City-Township Plan