### social organization | government:

Local government
* Many local governments implement tax policies to promote the use of renewables.
* Most local governments tend to be small in size, when compared to other states.
* Some local governments fear losing tax revenue as more people shop online instead of in stores.
* Some local governments have a total ban on backyard burning of waste
  - additional laws and regulations for bicycles
  - different watering days or hours in effect
  - honor kids who have taken particularly good care of their teeth
  - issue credit cards in both the government employee's and agency's name
* adopt and enforce health, safety and building codes.
* are accountable for actions that cause harm to individuals
  - central to development of our society
* are closest to the people they serve and best know the needs of their communities
  - serve and they know the needs of their communities
  - heavily involved in the utility sector
  - legally subordinate to the states - it unitary relationship
  - more than a database and a communications system
* are responsible for dissemination of information
  - enforcing local ordinances
  - nursing homes and home care services
  - preparing large scale maps for their urban planning areas
  - regulating land use
  - the construction and maintenance of jails
  - semi-autonomous, and contain executive and legislative bodies of their own
  - similar to the executive branch in structure and function
* are the largest employers of water and wastewater treatment plant operators
  - most efficient, most effective form of government
  - where things are happening
* assess and collect property taxes.
* assist in the provision of sport and recreation in the local community.
* belongs to the citizens it has pledged to protect and serve.
* can and does contribute to social and economic development in many ways
  - implement energy efficiency programs to save substantial amounts of money
  - reduce the greenhouse gas emissions they produce from their own activities
* compile statistical reports using annual financial statements.
* consist of counties, cities, and special districts.
* enforce federal and state land use regulations.
* establishes manatee protection zones
* get most of their revenue from property taxes.
* govern cities, towns, shires, municipalities and district councils.
* handle welfare, education, health, roads, and law enforcement programs.
* has a vital role to play in aiding the development of strong communities
  - agencies
  - an important role in cutting Australia's emissions levels
  - authority
  - the primary responsibility for protecting the public
* have a key role in education, health, housing, and water supply
  - authority for regulating land use
  - primary responsibility for wastewater treatment
  - responsibility for maintaining property records
* have the primary responsibility for land use planning
  - land-use planning
  - two major sources of revenueproperty taxes and state aid
  - zoning laws that specify legally acceptable uses of land in different areas
* is administered by nine district councils and five town councils
  - through a council-manager form of government
  - an entirely different form of public institution
  - based on four administrative districts
  - by a system of organized boroughs, much like counties in other states
  - defined to include a county
  - different from other public sector bodies
  - executed through a system of territorial and administrative divisions
  - one of the most important tiers of government
  - provided at obstini level by municipality councils each led by an elected mayor
  - run by people with their own community
  - set up by local citizens to provide general services to the people
  - the foundation of a democratic political order
* is the government of the locally powerful
  - that works
  - most important level of government because it's closest to the people
  - one tier of government closest to the people
  - where the tire meets the road for democracy
* key stakeholder in regional planning.
* levy taxes on real and tangible personal property.
* operate in a complex legal and administrative environment.
* pass laws to regulate how land is zoned and subdivided, among other things.
* pay for public schools with the help of state aid to education.
* play a central role in managing the urban environment
  - both direct and indirect roles in employment creation
* provide some medical care for individuals lacking medical insurance.
* reflects the plurality of Fiji's social structure.
* regulate discharges to the sanitary sewer systems
  - social and industry services
* service organization.
* share motor fuel tax collections with the state government.
* work with their own communities to determine needs and wants
  - within the state tax collection system