Who’s the Boss? Separation of Powers in Local Government
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Policy Making and Policy Implementation
Effective local government depends on a balance of the powers of policy making and policy implementation. Just as our federal government is designed with three co-equal branches of government — the legislative (Congress), executive (Presidential), and judicial (federal courts) branches — the authority of local governments depends upon separation of powers. This blog examines the interactions between two branches of local government — the legislative and the executive — but does not cover the third branch of local government, municipal and district courts.