Civics - Local Government

a city or town with its own local government

• school committee

• town warrant

• charter

• municipality

in Massachusetts, a municipality with less than 12,000 citizens

• municipality

• town

• city

• City Council

in Massachusetts, a municipality with more than 12,000 citizens

• city

• municipality

• town

• town manager

a document that grants power to a local government

• town warrant

• revenue

• charter

• grant

a group of citizens who are elected by voters in a town to oversee the town

• City Council

• Board of Selectmen

• town manager

• representative town meeting

a yearly gathering in which citizens of a town actively assist the Board of Selectmen in making decisions for the community

• town meeting

• City Council

• Board of Selectmen

• town manager

a gathering where all registered voters of a town have equal opportunity to express their opinions and vote on community issues

• representative town meeting

• town council

• City Council

• open town meeting

a gathering where only certain, elected citizens of the community can express their opinions and vote on community issues

• open town meeting

• representative town meeting

• town council

• City Council

a legal document that serves as an agenda for a town meeting

• town warrant

• charter

• county

• revenue

an official that is elected by the voters of a city to supervise the city's day-to-day operations and appoint other city officials

• town council

• town manager

• mayor

• Board of Selectmen