Local Government
Local Governments in Virginia are political subdivisions created by?
What is the Virginia General Assembly
What body in the county is responsible for making local ordinances?
What is the Board of Supervisors
Who can be elected or appointed by the city council to lead the cities executive branch?
What is a Mayor
The town council is elected by?
What power is used by local governments in Virginia to provide funds for education and public services?
Levy taxes
What are the units of local government in Virginia?
What are counties, cities and towns
What is the body that oversee's the operation of K-12 public schools in the County?
What is the County School Board
Who enacts city ordinances?
What is the City Council
What is the name given to laws passed by local legislative bodies?
Fairfax County Board of Supervisors are committed to this local power _________________________ when they pass local ordinances that fine companies that pollute.
Protecting the environment
All Powers of the local government in Virginia localities are given to them by?
what are The Virginia Constitution and the Virginia General Assembly
Do counties in Virginia have an executive appointed by the Board of Supervisors to oversee the operations of local government.?
Yes, what is a county executive or County manager
The job title of the person who is elected to head the executive branch in towns and cities.
What is the City Mayor
All across Virginia, courts exist to help resolve disputes involving the law. These courts are controlled by the?
State Government
Name three local powers of all local governments?
Enforce state and local laws
promote public health
educate children
protect the environment and regulate land use.
levy and collect taxes
protect public safety
Which locally elected official has the responsibility to manage and assess taxes in the locality?
What is the Commissioner of Revenue
How does the county Sheriff get his job?
what is elected by voters
Jesse wants to change the food options at lunch at her city school who would she go to address this issue?
What is the City School Board
Who is the Mayor of the Town of Vienna?
Linda Jane Colbert
Fairfax County School Board decides to lift its local mask mandate in schools because the Governor of Virginia and the General Assembly of Virginia passed a new law in 2022 that requires it to do so. Must Fairfax County Public School's adhere to the new law?
Yes, local governments must follow State law. They may take the State government to court.
Which locally elected official has the responsibility to keep track of the records for the local court house?
what is the Clerk of Circuit court
Cole lives in Fairfax County. He wants to make an ordinance that allows middle school students to use their cell phones in schools again. Which lawmaking body would he visit?
What is the School Board
Not all cities are given the same powers. Cities have ________________ that list their powers?
Max lives in the town of Vienna. He wants to make an ordinance that shortens school days from seven to three hours a day. Where would he go to make this happen?
What is The County School Board
Can Local Governments install speeding camera's and fine people whom speed near school buildings in Virginia? If so then because of which local government power allows them to do so?
Protecting Public Safety