Local communities are served by one or more local government agency (e.g., municipality, county government, and school, transit, and water districts).
Local governments:
- Deliver essential day-to-day services like emergency response, transportation, water, wastewater, waste management, and the provision of shared public places like parks, recreation centers, and libraries;
- Plan and solve common problems around public safety, land use and zoning, permitting, budgeting, and the levying of taxes and fees;
- Coordinate with neighboring jurisdictions and other outside partners;
- Represent residents to higher levels of government and other entities: and
- Provide an elected government with democratic processes that is typically closest to people
Local governments have some important differences compared to their federal and state counterparts. For one, they possess specialized authority to manage land use, transportation, buildings, public health, and emergency preparation and response, all key building blocks for climate solutions and quality of life in communities.
They also operate differently. What they are able to accomplish, and what they are not, is constrained by personnel bandwidth and management practices to a higher degree than higher jurisdictions.
By extension, mic governments can be inhibited by processes of change and disruption, which tend to require involvement from legal, public engagement, and coordination across multiple departments.
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