Local Government 101

Local Government 101 provides information about the nuts and bolts of local government structures and processes for newly-elected officials, newly-hired staff, the media and members of the public. 

Materials offered include the following:

• The “Understanding the Basics” series, that includes Understanding the Basics of Local Agency Decision-Making, Understanding the Basics of County and City Revenues, Understanding the Basics of Public Service Ethics, Understanding the Basics of Land Use and Planning: Guide to Local Planning, and Understanding the Basics of Land Use and Planning: Guide to Planning Healthy Neighborhoods. 
• A Powerpoint explaining the structure of California local government.
• Land Use One-Pagers: A collection of plainly worded descriptions of common land use decisions that affect the physical environment in which people live
• School Curriculum Materials: A set of materials developed to educate kids about local government

Many materials are also available in both English and Spanish.

Take Advantage of Institute Materials

The Institute welcomes the opportunity to have local agencies link to local government 101 materials from local agency websites. Some helpful links are:

• www.ca-ilg.org/decisionmaking
• www.ca-ilg.org/revenueguide
• www.ca-ilg.org/onepagers

Contact

JoAnne Speers
Executive Director
E-mail JoAnne