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Local GovernmentSchool Districts, Municipalities and Ordinances...

Local Governments…

Make and enforce local laws known as Ordinances.

Establish Parks and Recreation, Businesses Districts and safe residential areas through Zoning.

Establish Fire, Police, Emergency Services and Municipal Courts.

Provide vital Utilities like water and gas (aka Public Works).

Local Governments earn most of their revenue with property taxes.

Local gov. officials (mayors, councilmen), school board members, and state judges are elected on ODD numbered years (2015…).

Vocabulary

Municipality: Local governments are usually in the form of a city, township or borough (Municipal/Local Police).

Mayor is __________ ______ as council is to legislative branch.

Ordinance: Local law. Sometimes referred to as “code.”

Zoning: Laws that divide a community into commercial, residential or other areas and how they are to be used.

Home Rule: Permission to have self-government.

Home Rule

Article IX, Section 2 (PA Constitution)

Townships(Municipalities)

What township do you live in?

Windsor Township (and Windsor Borough)

Chanceford Township (including Brogue)

Lower Chanceford Township (including Airville and Delta)

North Hopewell Township (including Winterstown and Felton)

Red Lion Borough

http://munstatspa.dced.state.pa.us/FindLocalTax.aspx?T=1

York County

67 counties in PA

Governed by 3 elected Commissioners

4 year terms

PA Constitution, Article IX, Section 4

http://yorkcountypa.gov/county-administration.html

Let’s look at some local ordinances in Your Townships!

Windsor Ordinances

Windsor Ordinances

Windsor…

Windsor…

Windsor other

Permit to distribute flyers, or go door to door (Soliciting and Peddling Ordinance).

Rent Windsor Wonderland (park) for $50 day

http://www.windsortwp.com/boardemployees/

Winterstown

Winterstown

Mayor-Council Plan

Red Lion Borough

Chanceford Township

3 car limit in driveway

Grass/weeds higher than 8 inches (10%, then $500)

York City

http://yorkcity.org/city-council

York City

York City

York City…

Dallastown

Unconstitutional?

Task:

1. Find a partner who lives in the same township as you.

1. Research a local ordinance in your township that you believe may be is unconstitutional and explain why.

2. Be ready to share!

Resources

https://www.whitehouse.gov/1600/state-and-local-government

http://www.nlc.org/build-skills-and-networks/resources/cities-101/city-structures/local-us-governments

https://yorkcountypa.gov/county-administration/commissioners-office.html