section 2 Flashcards
makes their own county laws
Charter counties
executive powers are in the hands of the General Assembly who passes county laws
Code counties
laws pertaining to these counties are passed by the General assembly
Non-home rule counties
executive branch is the mayor and the legislative branch is the town or city council
Mayor-council
town or city council has most of the power to run the town or city government
Weak mayor
mayor has the chief responsibility of running the town or city government
String mayor
an elected board of commissioners runs the town city government instead of a major
Commission government
elected city council hires a city manager to run the city like a major
City or council manager