Unit 4 Vocabulary Flashcards
(25 cards)
Chief financial officer of the city
City Controller
The legislative body of the city
City Council
The chief administrative officer, appointed by the city council, manages the affairs of the city
City Manager
Special district which provides higher and vocational education services
Community College District
Regional planning board composed of local elected officials and some private citizens from the same area that is responsible for the planning for the economic development of the area, helping local governments carry out regional projects, contracting with local governments to provide certain services, and reviewing applications for state and federal financial assistance
Council of Governments (COG)
Elected county official who prosecutes lesser criminal cases, such as misdemeanors, in the county court
County Attorney
County official, appointed by the district judge(s) of the county, who receives and disburses county funds; in large counties, this official also prepares the county budgets
County Auditor
Appointed county official that oversees voter registration and conducts federal, state, and county elections for the county
County Election Administrator
Appointed county official that assists the county commissioners with their road and bridge works
County Surveyor
Elected county official that is responsible for receiving and disbursing county funds
County Treasurer
Elected county official who is the main record-keeper of the district court
District Clerk
Tax levied on the manufacture, transportation, sale, or consumption of specific items such as gasoline, tobacco products, and alcoholic beverages
Excise Tax
Special district that constructs and maintains levees and dams
Flood Control District
Bonds issued by the government which requires voters’ approval and in which the money is repaid through a small increase in taxes
general obligation bond
Tax collected on the retail price of most items which is the primary source of revenue for the state of Texas
General Sales Tax
A tax collected on the gross revenue of corporations
Gross-Receipts Tax
A special district that provides emergency medical services, indigent health care, and community health services
Hospital District
A special district that provides low-cost housing for the poor and disabled
Housing Authority
Chief executive officer of the city or presiding officer of the city council
Mayor
A special district that offers services such as electricity, water, sewage, and sanitation outside the city limits
Municipal Utility District (MUD)
Election in which candidates for the city council are not nominees of a political party
Nonpartisan City Election
Tax based on the assessment of the value of one’s property which is the primary source of revenue for most local governments
property (ad valorem) tax
Bonds issued by a government which does not require voters’ approval and the money is repaid by the money generated by the service the bond money created
revenue bond
A special district that provides public education in a designated area
School District
