Terms
Term for the mayor's refusal to approve an act passed by the city council.
Veto
City Governments have this many branches
3
The owners of taxable property include business as well as this group of people.
Homeowners
The executive branch of city government is headed by either a city manager or this person.
mayor
The percentage of a typical municipal budget that is used to pay city workers.
40%
City workers who provide services to residents are organized into departments and these.
agencies
Number of members on most city councils
5-9
Funds made available to city governments by both the federal and state governments.
grants-in-aid
These people have formed organizations that attempt to limit city spending and taxes.
Taxpayers
These groups probably have the most influence on city government.
Special-interests groups
Lawmaking body sometimes known as he board of alderman or city commissions.
City Council
The council-manager plan is the most common form of city government in cities with this number of people or more.
25,000
In a strong-mayor system of city government, the mayor prepares this spending plan.
Budget
Under the council-manager form of government, this professional administrator supervises all municipal affairs.
City manager
It ensures that city government which deals with people who violate municipal ordinances.
Civil Service System
Most states grant this right to cities, enabling them to adopt their iwn charter.
Home Rule
In one word, the number of people who live in the largest municipalities in the US.
Millions
These federal monies can be used for projects within a specific area, such as education.
Block Grants
Along with downtown merchants, these groups support policies to attract new industries to the area.
Business groups
Branch of city government which deals with people who violate municipal ordinances
Judicial Branch
Communities - such as cities, towns, and villages - with their own governments.
Municipalities
The number of years in a term of office for most elected officials
4
Is the Primary sources of money for financing services.
Property Taxes
These groups may oppose projects that they believe threaten the environment or people's health.
Environmental groups
City, state, or National elections - the one with the smallest voter turnout.
City elections