WSP04003

• File Number: 8220.200.05.P
• Description: Hoover Dam/Lake Mead/Boulder Canyon Project
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Date: 7/16/1983
• Author: Region IX IFHMT
• Title: Interagency Flood Hazard Mitigation Report in Response to the July 1 1983 Disaster Declarations
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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PART III
GOVERNMENTAL AND REGULATORY STRUCTURE

State of Arizona

Local government in Arizona is comprised of cities, counties,
and special purpose districts. Cities are incorporated entities
of local government and counties govern the unincorporated areas
of the state not otherwise subject to city, state, or federal
laws.

A city may be a charter or general law community; a county is
a qeneral law commun1ty. A charter C1ty 1S one Wh1Ch aea~s w1th
local problems by means of approving a charter of its own. The
charter is submitted to the electorate for approval and, if
accepted, is submitted to the state legislature for approval.
Charter cities and counties vary the structure of their local
government according to their particular needs. General law is
used to describe a form of government under which the city or
county is subject to the general laws passed by the state legi-
slature. There are elected officials (3 in Mohave and LaPaz
counties, 5 in Yuma County) that make up the legislative body
which then appoints the city administrative officials.

Arizona's State Floodplain Statute (ARS 45-2341) requires that
each floodplain board adopt floodplain regulations within its
area of jurisdiction. A floodplain board is defined as a
governing body of an incorporated town or city, charter city, or
county. Of he counties involved in this disaster, Mohave
entered the reqular phase of the National Flood Insurance ro-
grams on March 15, lqR, LaPaz and Yuma County are in the
emergency phase. The City of Yuma entered the regular phase on
Juh2,,1983.

State of California

Local government in California is comprised of cities, counties,
and special purpose districts. Cities are incorporated entities
of local government and counties govern the unincorporated areas
of the state not otherwise subject to city, state, or federal
laws.

A cit be a charter or general law community. A charter city
is one which deals with local prob ems y means of approving a
charter of its own. The charter is submitted to the electorate
for approval and, if accepted, is submitted to the State legi-
slature for approval. Charter cities var the structure of
their local government according to their particular nee s.
General law is used to describe a form of government under which
the city is subiect to the qeneral laws passed by the state leqi-
slature. There are five elected officials that make up the
legislative body which then appoints the city administrative
officials.

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