Counties
Cities
Towns
How They Are Alike
Hodge Podge
100

This is the governing body of a county.

What is the board of supervisors?

100

This is the governing body of a city.

What is city council?

100

This is the governing body in a town. 

What is town council?

100

This is what level of government runs the court system for localities. 

What is the state?

100

This is the type of locality that is found most often in Virginia. 

What is a town?

200

Of full-time or part-time, this is what members of the board of supervisors typically work.

What is part-time?

200

This is the person chosen to head city council and represent the city. 

Who is the mayor?

200

In a city, the council is headed by the mayor. This is who heads the council in a town. 

Who is the mayor?

200

This is the position that every locality has that helps with law enforcement in a locality. 

What is a sheriff?

200

This is the type of locality that Lynchburg is. 

What is a city?

300

The board of supervisors chooses this executive to work full-time to oversee the operations of the government.

Who is a county manager?

300

This is the person hired by the city to work full-time and oversee operations. 

Who is the city manager?

300

This is the full-time person chosen by a town council to oversee the operations of the town. 

Who is the town manager?

300

Every local government must have this job to make sure the court system runs efficiently.

What is a Clerk of the Circuit Court?

300

This is a source of supply that can be easily gotten, when needed. 

What is a resource?

400

This is the group responsible for overseeing the K-12 public schools in a county.

Who is the school board?

400

This is the body who runs the public schools in a city. 

What is the school board?

400

This is the locality that shares some services with a town. 

What is a county?

400

Local governments are required to have this position to disburse the money to the departments of a locality.

What is a treasurer?

400

This is the person in charge of collecting taxes for a locality. 

Who is the Commissioner of the Revenue?

500

Of elected, appointed, or either, this is how the school board members for a county are chosen.

What is either?

500

Of a city or county, this is the one that is typically larger in area. 

What is a county?

500

Of towns and cities, this is the one that is usually larger. 

What are cities?

500

This is the document that gives local governments their structure and power.

What is a charter?

500

The federal, state, and local governments all promote public health and safety and regulate land use, making these powers this.

What is concurrent?