5169
Course Credits:
2
Course Type:
Lecture
Course Priority:
General Enrollment Course
Full Year Course:
No
Course Description
This course also will take a look at the law governing the powers and duties of local governments, mainly municipal entities such as cities, boroughs and townships (towns). The course will study the sources of municipal powers, the limits on those powers, the relationship between municipalities and the state including the relationship between state and local law, and various examples of the relationship between the municipality and the state including home rule, as well as some issues in municipal finance and zoning power. Where possible, we also will consider the intersection of state and local government law and important current events both locally and nationally.