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Most U.S. states and territories have at least two tiers of local government: counties and municipalities. Louisiana uses the term parish and Alaska uses the term borough for what the U.S. Census Bureau terms county equivalents in those states. Civil townships or towns are used as subdivisions of a county in 20 states, mostly in the Northeast ...
In the United States, a county or county equivalent is an administrative or political subdivision of a U.S. state or other territories of the United States which consists of a geographic area with specific boundaries and usually some level of governmental authority. [ 3] The term "county" is used in 48 states, while Louisiana and Alaska have ...
A county commission (or a board of county commissioners) is a group of elected officials ( county commissioners) collectively charged with administering the county government in some states of the United States. A county usually has three to five members of the county commission. [ 1] In some counties within Georgia a sole commissioner holds ...
Every county outside of New York City has a county seat, [12] which is the location of county government. [13] Nineteen counties operate under county charters, while 38 operate under the general provisions of the County Law. Although all counties have a certain latitude to govern themselves, "charter counties" are afforded greater home rule powers.
The government of California has an extensive system of local government that manages public functions throughout the state. Like most states, California is divided into counties, of which there are 58 (including San Francisco) [ note 1] covering the entire state. Most urbanized areas are incorporated as cities, [ note 2] though not all of ...
County. A county is a geographic region of a country used for administrative or other purposes [ 1] in some nations. The term is derived from the Old French comté denoting a jurisdiction under the sovereignty of a count ( earl) or a viscount. [ 2] Literal equivalents in other languages, derived from the equivalent of "count", are now seldom ...
Board of supervisors. (Redirected from Board of Supervisors) A board of supervisors is a governmental body that oversees the operation of county government in the U.S. states of Arizona, California, Iowa, Mississippi, Virginia, and Wisconsin, as well as 16 counties in New York. There are equivalent agencies in other states.
Among the homes searched was a property in the Tustin area that, according to the lawsuit, was purchased by the county supervisor's daughter on July 23, 2023.