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Local Government in Connecticut, Third Edition /

A guide to the ins and outs of Connecticut local government.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Connolly, Frank B.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Middletown, Conn. : Wesleyan University Press, [2013]
Edición:Third edition.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • What Is Local Government in Connecticut?
  • Forms of Local Government
  • Who Runs These Governments?
  • Key Local Government Officials and Their Roles
  • State Government vs. Local Government
  • Charter Revision Process
  • Municipal Employees and Unionization
  • Federal Government's Role in Local Government
  • Some Nuts and Bolts of the Local Government Process (or How Business Is Transacted at the Local-Government Level in Connecticut)
  • Where Does the Money Come From?
  • Where Does the Money Go?
  • Public Safety : Police, Fire, Emergency Medical Services
  • Homeland Security and Emergency Management
  • Public Works
  • Land Use : Planning and Zoning, Wetlands and Watercourses
  • Risk Management in Local Government
  • Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Local Government
  • Health and Human Services
  • Municipal Clerk
  • Education : Function, Role, Relationship to Town
  • Technology in Local Government and Education
  • Other Local-Governmental Officials
  • Two-Year Political and Financial Calendar
  • Public and Private Utilities
  • Economic Development at the Local Level
  • Regionalization
  • Freedom of Information Laws and Ethics
  • Basics of Municipal and Educational Pensions
  • Public Policy in Local Government
  • Careers in Local Government
  • Appendixes. Abbreviations and Acronyms ; Key Associations Involved with Connecticut Local Government ; Regional Planning Organizations (RPOs) and Map of Counties ; Higher Education in Connecticut ; Municipal Forms of Government in Connecticut as of 2013 ; Municipal Populations, Revaluation Dates, Town Code Numbers ; Map of Towns and Cities ; Partial List of Connecticut General Statutes for Municipalities.