2. County government  Terms to know County County seat Board of commissioners

3. Counties  County- a subdivision set up by the state to carry out certain governmental functions Why?  Board of commissioners- elected officials who run a county government  County Seat- city where the county government is located

4. Counties and county seats

5. Examples of county government services Why have county governments instead of the state do these?

6. City governments  Municipality  Types of government Mayor-council form Council-manager form  Special purpose districts

7. City government origins  Savannah (1733) was the first city in Georgia  Municipality- a city with its own government  A municipality (city) must get a charter from the state government to have authority to perform jobs

8. Forms of city governments  Mayor-council form- A city council is responsible for passing laws and the mayor acts as the chief executive  2 kinds of mayor-council forms of government Weak- the mayor has little power and the council has legislative and executive power Strong- the mayor has lots of power to carry out laws

9. Mayor-council form

10. Review  What is the difference between a weak and strong mayor-council form of government?

11. Forms of city governments  Council-manager form- city council is elected to pass and carry out laws and they hire a manager to perform day to day duties Different from a weak mayor- council because the manager is NOT elected

12. Forms of city governments  Commissioner form- citizens elect commissioners who are in charge of different departments of the government. The mayor is elected by these commissioners.

13. Local government  Why do we need city and county governments?  What services do they provide?

14. Special Purpose Districts  Special-purpose districts- created for a single purpose or group of tasks Example- school districts have the sole purpose of providing education to students Other examples- MARTA, Airport districts  It would be too time consuming for the state to make all educational decisions for all schools. So local school boards are elected to do this job.  Special-purpose districts always exist for public welfare.

15. Review  What are the three types of city government?  Who can create a city government?