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I · Council/Manager · Commission I :layor/ Council A Mayor-Council form of government has Ina?.,y variations. In some instances the ~ Jot':'. ~'.c,v.,c~ '~ may be l~:~:ited by law, giving lt~e office neither veto powers nor budget ~ reparation authority. In other cases the a~or is empowered to veto certain acts of he Co~ncil and is authorized to prepare and iCiii~i~iiE/.CF /,,u ~OVCl;ni~].~,,- 'c Di!Ci~. fl, r~at.,or may ids<) lmve an administrator who ~uns the dav-to-da~ affairs of government, ~llowin~ the. ma~or, to concentrate on broad policy acl~vit~es. ~ouncil/I~gc, ioger Under the Council/Manager form of govern- ~nent, il~e council appoints an executive, ~alled a ciW manager, to carry out its ~olicies. The manager has major administra- :ive responsibilities which include preparin~ ~nd presenting the municipal budget to the :~ .uncii. The mayor in this form of govern- ~nental organization is usually selected by d from the council, and presides over it. o OWever, the mayor does not have veto wer over the acts of the council, which is the legislative policy-makln~ body. ~e :ouncil enacts the municipal budget, passes ~rdinances, and determines appropriations. 3o°mmlssi°n th executive and legislative powers are laced in the hands of the commissioners nder this form of government. The commis- sioners, collectively sitting as a single body, t.pprove ordinances, levy taxes, and appro- riate funds. Each commissioner may act as he administrative head of a government yepartment or agency. In some co.mmission- pe governments, one commissioner may be designated as the mayor. However, the Fo ayOr does not have the power to veto uncil actions. ounty Governments ounty governments across the nation vary greatly in form. The names of these forms also are diverse. Such government may be called a county or, as in Louisiana, a parish. There are three different organization types of county governments: · Commission · Council/Administrator · Council/Elected Executive Commission The governing body of a coup. t? may be called the board of commissioners, board of supervisors, or county court. Its members have both legislative and executive respon- sibilities. These include preparing and adopting the county budget, approving regulations, and enacting ordinances. The governing body also makes policy and supervises operations of the county govern- ment as a whole.'Other county officials, such as the County Clerk, Treasurer, or Sheriff, etc., may be elected or appointed. Each of these individuals carries out specific duties in accordance with policies of the governing body. Council/Administrator Executive power is executed by one person in this form of government. That individual is employed by the county's governing body and may be called the county administrator, county manager, or county executive. The primary duties of this office are' to prepare and carry out the county budget. This exercise of executive power also involves supervision of the daily activities of county employees. The responsibilities of the legis- lative or governing body are limited to enacting the budget and adopting regula- tions and ordinances. 6 Council/Elected Executive Executive power in this form of government is exercised by an individual who is elected by the citizens of the county. The duties of this office include preparation of the county budget and the implementation of council policy. Responsibilities for county govern-