"Local government is a generic term for the lowest tiers of public administration within a particular sovereign state."
The planning, delivery, and evaluation of public services by local administrators, including health, education, water and sanitation, and waste management.
Local government structure: Understanding the different levels of government that operate at the local level and their responsibilities.
Basic principles of local service delivery: Outlining the basic principles and best practices for service delivery at the local level, including customer service, stakeholder engagement, and performance measurement.
Legal framework: Familiarizing with the legal framework governing local service delivery and administration, including statutes, regulations, and policies.
Budget and finances: Understanding the budgeting process and financial management for local service delivery, including fiscal planning, revenue generation, and expenditure management.
Human resource management: Management of personnel, recruitment policies for local government staff, training and development, performance management, and succession planning.
Planning and land use management: Planning and executing local government's programs for land use, development, and infrastructure.
Community engagement: Promoting citizen participation in local service delivery and administration through public consultations and engagement initiatives.
Performance measurement and evaluation: Monitoring and evaluating the delivery of local services to measure effectiveness and identify opportunities for improvement.
Service delivery models and governance approaches: Gaining familiarity with different approaches to local service delivery, including public-private partnerships, contracting-out, and shared governance models.
Communication and information management: Management and dissemination of information within the local government, including records management, data analysis, and strategic communication.
Municipalities: Local governments responsible for providing a wide range of services, including public safety, waste management, transportation, and community development.
Counties: Higher level of government responsible for the provision of various services such as law enforcement, public health, social services, courts, and elections.
School Districts: Responsible for providing educational services within a particular geographic region.
Community Development Districts: A local special purpose governmental unit responsible for providing community development services, such as infrastructure development, water supply, and sanitation.
Health districts: Responsible for providing health services to a defined area or community, including public health programs and initiatives.
Joint Powers Authorities: Agreement between two or more governmental entities that enables them to consolidate or share their resources to achieve common goals.
Improvement districts: Created to construct, operate or maintain public improvements, including streets, parks, and other public facilities.
Transit districts: Responsible for providing public transportation services, including buses, light rail, and other transit options.
Utility districts: Responsible for the provision of public utility services, such as water, sewer, or electricity.
Fire and Rescue Districts: Responsible for providing fire protection and emergency medical services to a particular geographic region.
"The term local government is always used specifically in contrast to national government."
"Sub-national, first-level administrative divisions (which are generally known by names such as cantons, provinces, states, oblasts, or regions)."
"Local governments generally act only within powers specifically delegated to them by law and/or directives of a higher level of government."
"In federal states, local government generally comprises a third or fourth tier of government."
"The question of municipal autonomy is a key question of public administration and governance."
"Yes, local elections are held in many countries."
"The institutions of local government vary greatly between countries."
"Common designated names for local government entities include state, province, region, canton, department, county, prefecture, district, city, township, town, borough, parish, municipality, shire, village, ward, local service district, and local government area."
"Local government is a level of administration that is both geographically localized and has limited powers."
"In some countries, 'government' is normally reserved purely for a national administration."
"The term local government is always used specifically in contrast to national government – as well as, in many cases, the activities of sub-national, first-level administrative divisions."
"In unitary states, local government usually occupies the second or third tier of government."
"Local governments generally act only within powers specifically delegated to them by law and/or directives of a higher level of government."
"In federal states, local government generally comprises a third or fourth tier of government."
"The institutions of local government vary greatly between countries."
"Common designated names for local government entities include state, province, region, canton, department, county, prefecture, district, city, township, town, borough, parish, municipality, shire, village, ward, local service district, and local government area."
"The term local government is always used specifically in contrast to national government – as well as, in many cases, the activities of sub-national, first-level administrative divisions."
"Local government usually occupies the second or third tier of government in unitary states."
"Local governments generally act only within powers specifically delegated to them by law and/or directives of a higher level of government."