CHAPTER ELEVEN LOCAL GOVERNMENT: STRUCTURE AND LEADERSHIP.

CHAPTER ELEVEN

LOCAL GOVERNMENT:

STRUCTURE AND LEADERSHIP

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Figure 11.1 Numbers of Local Governments, By Type of Government: 1952 versus 2002


Five Types of Local Governments

• Counties

– Why we have county government

– How county governments are organized

– The performance of county government


Figure 11.2 Traditional Organization of County Government


Five Types of Local Governments (continued)

• Municipalities

– Creating cities

– City governmental structure• Mayor-council form• Council-manager form• City commission form

– Which form of government is best?


Figure 11.3 Mayor-Council Form of Government


Figure 11.4 Council-Manager Form of Government


Figure 11.5 City Commission Form of Government


Five Types of Local Governments (continued)

• Towns and Townships

– How do we know a town when we see one?

– The future of towns and townships

• Special Districts

– Are they needed?

– Concerns

• School Districts

– School Politics

– Concerns


Leadership in Local Government

• Mayors and Managers

– Differences between strong and weak mayors

– Black mayors

– Women mayors

– City managers


Table 11.1 Black Mayors in Big Cities, 2004


Leadership in Local Government (continued)

• City Councils

– City council members: old and new

– Councils in action: increasing conflict


Figure 11.6 San Francisco’s Districts


Table 11.2 City Councils of the Twenty Largest U.S. Cities


Leadership in Local Government (continued)

• Nonprofit Organizations

– Civic nonprofits

– Policy advocates

– Policy implementers

– Governing nonprofits

CHAPTER ELEVEN LOCAL GOVERNMENT: STRUCTURE AND LEADERSHIP.

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