County government : a guide to efficient and accountable government / Frank J. Coppa.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Coppa, Frank J., 1944-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

County government.

Physical Description:

xii, 199 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2000.

Summary:

Examines the status and functions of county government and sets forth a case study of charter revision.

Contents:

1 Counties in the American Political System 3

Appendix A Should County Government Which Predates Statehood Be Granted Greater Legal Standing? 25

Appendix B Corruption in County Government: More Past than Present 26

Appendix C The March Against Intimidation: Free Speech and Dollars 28

Appendix D County Elections: Some Require Federal Preclearance 29

Appendix E The Battle Over Rateables 30

Appendix F The Chippewa, Tax Immunity, and County Government 32

Appendix G Contracting Out: Waste, Free Speech, and Commerce 33

2 Issues in County Government: Revenue Limitations, Rural Counties, and County Reform 35

3 Toward the Next Millennium 77

Part II The Union County Plan: Achieving Efficiency and Accountability Through Charter Revision 85

3 Present Problems and Future Challenges 99

4 Union County's Options 105

5 A Proposed Form of Government for the Future 117

6 Effectiveness and Economy of the Commission's Recommendations 127

Appendix A A Plan of Action for an Orderly Transition 133

Appendix B Administrative Code Recommendations 135

Supplement A The Right to Vote on Taxes Act: Proposition 218 171

Supplement B An Approach to the Resolution of Public Land Disputes 179.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [185]-191) and index.

ISBN:

0275968294

OCLC:

42296023