municipal authority
Local governing body
Municipal authority is the power vested in local government to manage city or town affairs—zoning, utilities, public safety, sanitation.
The term also refers to the governing body that exercises such power: The municipal authority approved the new water treatment plant.
In some regions, a municipal authority is specifically a quasi-governmental agency managing a particular service like parking or sewage.
- city councilLocal legislative assembly
- clerkOffice record-keeper
- home ruleDelegated local autonomy
- mayorElected head of municipality
- board of supervisorsElected county governing body
annexation · planning commission · alderman · zoning board · comptroller · public hearings · municipal code · zoning laws · eminent domain · urban planning · city manager · waste management · trash collection · fire department · parking enforcement · municipal bonds · autonomy · housing programs
municipal authorityfederal government
Centralized national ruling body
federal authority · national government · central government · state government · state authority
municipal authorityprivate enterprise
Individually owned business operation
private corporation · private sector · private ownership · private company · corporate governance
municipal authoritycentral authority
Single governing power source
centralized government · federal mandate · imperial decree · autocratic rule