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Special districts (also known as special service districts, special district governments, or limited purpose entities) are independent, special-purpose governmental units that exist separately from local governments such as county, municipal, and township governments, with substantial administrative and fiscal independence.
The Office of the Illinois Comptroller, which uses a broader definition that includes special districts without budget autonomy, determined the state has 4,755 as of December 2015. [2] The various districts may enact ordinances, rules, and regulations to carry out their various duties. Most have police powers to enforce those rules.
district provinsi Indonesia: province Daerah Istimewa: Special District, all are first level (provincial level) Daerah Khusus Ibukota: Exclusive Capital District, refers to DKI Jakarta only. dào (Mandarin) People's Republic of China: circuit deelgemeente Belgium: submunicipality demos (δήμος) Greece: municipality departamento
An electoral (congressional, legislative, etc.) district, sometimes called a constituency, riding, or ward, is a geographical portion of a political unit, such as a country, state or province, city, or administrative region, created to provide the voters therein with representation in a legislature or other polity.
Special purpose districts in Illinois are forms of local government that are responsible for a narrow set of responsibilities. Illinois has the most special purpose districts of any U.S. state. The exact number depends on how one defines a “special purpose district.”
Special district may refer to: Certain districts of Ethiopia not part of a zone; Special district (United States), independent, special-purpose governmental units
It remains unclear how the state would handle nearly $1 billion in bond debt, which would fall on local residents if Disney’s ability to tax itself is removed from law.
In Wisconsin, special purpose units of government provide specialized services for those who live within the district. They are empowered to tax residents of the district for the services provided in common. Special districts often cross the lines of cities, villages and towns. In 2006, Wisconsin had over 1,100 special districts. [10]