North Carolina

www.ncgov.com

North Carolina government is based on the federal structure, with executive, legislative and judicial branches located in the state capital, Raleigh.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg

www.charmeck.org | 311 or 704.336.7600

The City of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County are each governed by councils elected every two years in partisan elections – the Charlotte City Council and the Mecklenburg Board of County Commissioners. The city manager is appointed by City Council and oversees day-to-day operations of the city. The city’s mayor works with City Council to establish general city policies. The county manager is appointed by the Board of County Commissioners and oversees the day-to-day operations of the county. City Council and Board of County Commissioners meetings are open to the public and televised live on cable channel 16.