| A | B |
|---|
| This is the largest level of local government: | County government |
| This is the local version of a Constitution - It is given to local governments by the state to officially recognize them. | Charter |
| This is a group of elected people who run County government: | Commissioners |
| This someone hired by a Commission to help manage government (instead of a mayor): | Manager |
| This person leads County law enforcement: | Sherriff |
| This is a local medical official who establishes cause of death and conducts autopsies: | Coroner |
| This County official keeps up all county records: | Clerk |
| This is the lead lawyer of a county - they prosecute criminal cases on the local level: | District Attorney |
| These are local laws, sometimes called "blue laws": | Ordinances |
| This is the official recognition from the state of a local government's power: | Incorporation |
| This is when a city or town adds land to it to make it bigger: | Annexation |
| Type of local government lead by all-elected leaders. | Mayor-Council System |
| Type of local government where an elected council hires a professional to run the government: | Council-Manager System |
| Boone's Council is currently made up of: | 3 Democrats and 2 Republicans |
| Local group of officials who determine how the land in different parts of a county can be used. | Zoning Board |
