Local Government Law

Welcome

The School of Government provides substantial educational and other resources on a wide range of local government topics. The School's faculty members assist North Carolina government employees and officials, particularly at the local level, understand and apply the law that governs their work. Resources and information in this area will also be of interest to citizens and representatives of the media who seek information about the law governing local government activities.

Some local government law topics, such as land use planning and development and local government finance are described elsewhere on this website. Visit Courses and Resources for other specific topics. Areas of focus in local government law that are contained in this section include the following:

• Basic local government law
• Elected and appointed board structure and redistricting
• Elected and appointed board procedures
• Election law
• Municipal incorporation
• Governmental cooperation
• City-county consolidation and other government restructuring
• Municipal annexation
• Open meetings
• Public records
• Public contracting
• Public enterprises and utilities
• Property law
• Notaries public
• Public liability
• Public official conflicts and ethics
• Legal ethics
• Emergency management
• Fire protection
• Animal control
• Land development regulation
• Code enforcement
• Economic development
• Housing and community development

School of Government Sites

Animal Control Law
Annexation
Attorney Conference Materials
City-County Consolidation in NC
Clerk-Net
Coates' Canons: NC Local Government Law Blog
Ethics for Local Government Officials
Forms of North Carolina City Government
Immigration Law
Interlocal Cooperation
Local Government Law listserv
Local Government Purchasing and Contracting
Municipal and County Administration Course
Municipal and County Administration Alumni Association
NC Benchmarking Project
NC Managers
NC Municipal Incorporation
Open Meetings
Tax Increment Financing in North Carolina

Faculty and Program Personnel

Trey Allen, Assistant Professor

Fleming Bell, Professor
Frayda Bluestein, Professor
Rich Ducker, Associate Professor (part-time, retired)

Norma Houston, Lecturer

Bob Joyce, Professor
David Lawrence, Professor (part-time, retired)
Adam Lovelady, Assistant Professor
Christopher McLaughlin, Assistant Professor
Kara Millonzi, Assistant Professor

Tyler Mulligan, Associate Professor
David Owens, Professor
Chuck Szypszak, Professor

Aimee Wall, Associate Professor