a community a nice place to live such as the Parks Department and the Public Library. Local government is in charge of running public schools through a group known as the school board. The school board makes decisions concerning books, bus routes, sports and teacher salaries. However, all of these services cost a lot of money and citizens must pay taxes to receive them. The local government uses taxes to provide these services. Most local governments are made up of various parts. These usually are the executive, legislative, administrative, and judicial parts. Each part has specific duties which they perform. The executive part refers to the mayor. Two of the official duties are to approve the annual or yearly budget (report on how money will be spent) and to agree or mayor’s veto (disagree) decisions made by the legislative branch. The legislative part is the council or board of county commissioners. Both are groups of elected officials which pass local laws and help run the city or county. The head of the administrative part is the city or county manager. One of the duties of this office is to prepare the annual budget for their community. The judicial part of municipal government is in charge of the courts and all legal matters within the city or county. The head of the judicial section in our county is the Clerk of Courts. In our particular area, our local government follows the rules and laws of the Miami-Dade Home Charter. It is the document which serves as our local constitution. The Four Parts of Local Government Branch Head Duties Executive
a community a nice place to live such as the Parks Department and the Public Library. Local government is in charge of running public schools through a group known as the school board. The school board makes decisions concerning books, bus routes, sports and teacher salaries. However, all of these services cost a lot of money and citizens must pay taxes to receive them. The local government uses taxes to provide these services. Most local governments are made up of various parts. These usually are the executive, legislative, administrative, and judicial parts. Each part has specific duties which they perform. The executive part refers to the mayor. Two of the mayor’s official duties are to approve the annual or yearly budget (report on how money will be spent) and to agree or veto (disagree) decisions made by the legislative branch. The legislative part is the council or board of county commissioners. Both are groups of elected officials which pass local laws and help run the city or county. The head of the administrative part is the city or county manager. One of the duties of this office is to prepare the annual budget for their community. The judicial part of municipal government is in charge of the courts and all legal matters within the city or county. The head of the judicial section in our county is the Clerk of Courts. In our particular area, our local government follows the rules and laws of the Miami-Dade Home Charter. It is the document which serves as our local constitution. The Four Parts of Local Government Branch Head Duties Executive