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Court System in Effingham County The court system in Effingham County consists of a juvenile court, magistrate court, a probate court, a recorders court, state court, superior court, and a municipal court. The juvenile court handles all delinquent complaints concerning children that are under the age of 17. The Magistrate court is important for the people of the community as it assists individuals in civil and criminal actions. One does not need a lawyer in this court, which makes it affordable

Across the globe, governments struggle to sufficiently represent their citizens. The breaking down of government responsibilities varies between countries, but one aspect that no country can agree on is what constitutes a municipality and how much responsibility a municipality should have. Should a city region be split into competing small municipalities, or should there be one municipal government for the entire region? Across Europe following World War II fragmentation due to land reform was favoured

Bell California is a small community located south-east of Los Angeles California. In the summer of 2009 that was caught up in a corruption scandal. The city manager Robert Rizzo was making $800,000 a year, and the Chief of Police Randy Adams was making $457,000 a year much more than even the Chief of Police of the Los Angeles Police Department makes, (Coolican, 2010). The city council to include the mayor of the city were all part-time employees at the municipality only making monthly meetings and

My vision for Miami County is going to involve a lot of change. The first thing I would want to do the most work and change is the main part of Miami County which is the area which has the courthouse and the stores beside it. Most buildings that Miami County has have been there for many years,family owned, and have never been changed to fit the more modern times. Therefore this where the change would come in and we would start to redo the buildings and make them more attractive and bigger. Doing

4.2 White Paper on Local Government According to the White Paper on Local Government, local authorities have the following responsibilities in terms of their obligation to economic development: ● Provide marketing and investment support in order to attract potential support to their locality. ● Small business support services should be providing to assist small entrepreneurs. ● To provide targeted assistance to a particular sector in the local economy that has to potential to expand. ● By supplementing

The counties in Texas have an odd relationship with the state government and the Texas constitution. The counties are under the state and they are required to handle duties that the state rants them. However, the counties are strongly against the involvement of the state government. Brown (2014) states that “both county officials and county residents see them as local governments and resent any state ‘interference’” (p.110). The counties are charged with the responsibilities of collecting taxes on

describing how some states have consolidated the county and city functions into a single entity, and my opinion on whether or not Texas would be better maintaining its several distinct types or consolidating them into a single larger entity. The commissioner’s court has several roles such as taxes, discretion in administering state programs, determine how much state funding is provided to each special area (medical, supplemental food, etc.), upkeep and new county jails, all while providing health and safety

was sometimes difficult to force myself to sit down and write. I read Murder and Mayhem in Clinton County, Iowa, a book published by the Clinton County historical museum which includes a compilation of all newspaper articles covering both solved and unsolved murders from the area dating back to the mid-1800s. The case of Homer and Rosela Brownfield is one of many unsolved murders in my home county. The Brownfield murders made headlines as far away as Ohio; these reports sensationalized the crime

Brazoria County Essay Written By: Kaylee Carruthers Brazoria County is an interesting and fun county to live in, in Texas. In this paper, I will discuss the history, the economy, the politics, things to do, historical sites, the climate and weather, and the impact this county has had on our state. This county is one of the most well-known counties in our gulf coast area. They boast country living, with booming businesses and continued economic growth. The absolute location of Brazoria County is 29

Medina County Medina county is located in southwestern Texas. On February 12, 1848, Medina county became its own county when the legislature separated it apart from Bexar County, but on August 7, 1848 the county began to be organized. The county is named after the Medina River which passes through the county. The county seat was Castroville (1848-1892) but is now Hondo. The population of Medina county is estimated to be 48,417. Agribusiness, tourism, and commutes to San Antonio are mainly the economical