city-county consolidation

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In a city-county consolidation, two adjoining jurisdictions are absorbed into a single government. In essence, the structure and function of local government are provided by a solitary jurisdiction. While there are 32 areas that have decided to consolidate their government here in the U.S, there are just as many who have ruled against it. For this reason, it becomes apparent that both pros and cons exist when deciding to undergo a city-county consolidation.
In Georgia, both the Athens-Clarke and Augusta-Richmond County jurisdictions decided it in their best and most favorable interest to consolidate. Here, and in other states, mergers have been established for several reasons. Similar to federal and state governments, city-county governments often times bicker over pigheaded policy problems. To help settle these disputes, city-county conso...