Encyclopedia of Local Government

Advice and Consent, What is it?

Appeal Authority and Variances

Business License Fees

Cleaning up Nuisance Properties

Conditional Uses

Constitution Issues in Municipalities

Council Member Pay

Council Members with Administrative Duties

Donating City Funds to Civic or Private Organizations

Election Issues

Ethics Act for Municipal Officials and Employees

Forms of Local Government

Forms of Local Government, Changing Forms

Government Records, Access and Retention

Landowner Rights

Moratorium (Temporary Land Use Regulation)

Open Meetings, the Entire Act

Open Meetings, What has to be in the Minutes?

Open Meetings, Voting in Closed Session

Planning Commission, Power and Duties

Prayer in Public Meetings

Personnel, General Issues, and Termination

Personnel, Nepotism

Public Meetings Checklists

Public Notice, Land Use Issues

Public Hearings

Purchasing Goods and Services

Quorum, the Definition of

Revenue Sources for Municipalities

Selling the Cities Real Property

Subdivision Ordinances, and Amending them

Taking Water and Other Exactions

Vacancies, for Mayor and Council Members

Voting in a Closed Session

Water, Rates and Fees