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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.
A joint powers authority (JPA) is an entity permitted under the laws of some U.S. states, whereby two or more public authorities (e.g. local governments, or utility or transport districts), not necessarily located in the same state, may jointly exercise any power common to all of them. Joint powers authorities may be used where:
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
A special district is defined as "any agency of the state for the local performance of governmental or proprietary functions within limited boundaries" [27] and provides a limited range of services within a defined geographic area. Most of California's special districts are single-purpose districts, and provide one service.
A board of five trustees governs each district; its members are appointed by the municipal, township, or county governing body depending on the area in the district. If the district includes area in two or more counties, board members are selected by each county in proportion to population. The districts may levy ad valorem taxes. [1]
Special district may refer to: Certain districts of Ethiopia not part of a zone; Special district (United States), independent, special-purpose governmental units
Local Agency Formation Commissions or LAFCOs are regional service planning agencies of the State of California.LAFCOs are located in all 58 counties and exercise regulatory and planning powers in step with their prescribed directive to oversee the establishment, expansion, governance, and dissolution of local government agencies and their municipal service areas to meet current and future ...
Special districts of Washington (state) (1 C, 3 P) Water management authorities in the United States (7 C, 55 P) Pages in category "Special administrative structures in the United States"