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Local Government

Local governments generally include two tiers: counties, also known as boroughs in Alaska and parishes in Louisiana, and municipalities, or cities/towns. In some States, counties are divided into townships. Municipalities can be structured in many ways, as defined by State constitutions, and are called, variously, townships, villages, boroughs, cities, or towns. Various kinds of districts also provide functions in local government outside county or municipal boundaries, such as school districts or fire protection districts.
Municipal governments—those defined as cities, towns, boroughs (except in Alaska), villages, and townships—are generally organized around a population center and in most cases correspond to the geographical designations used by the United States Census Bureau for reporting of housing and population statistics. Municipalities vary greatly in size, from the millions of residents of New York City and Los Angeles to the few hundred people who live in Jenkins, Minnesota.
Municipalities generally take responsibility for parks and recreation services, police and fire departments, housing services, emergency medical services, municipal courts, transportation services (including public transportation), and public works (streets, sewers, snow removal, signage, and so forth).
Whereas the Federal Government and State governments share power in countless ways, a local government must be granted power by the State. In general, mayors, city councils, and other governing bodies are directly elected by the people.

My Flat
I live in a 5-story apartment building in Jizzakh. It’s not a very nice place, but we have a courtyard and a Kodak Express studio under the window.

My apartment is on the third floor. It is very convenient and well planned. I have all the modern amenities like central heating system, electricity, cold and hot water, telephone. It has three rooms, a kitchen, a bathroom and a balcony. The biggest room in my apartment is the living room. My family uses it as a living room. It has a sofa, two armchairs, a coffee table, a TV and a VCR.

We have two small rooms in our apartment and one of them is mine. It's not big, but very comfortable. There is a cupboard by the wall and a table by the window. My bed is in the left corner. I really like my room because it is my room.

Our kitchen isn’t that big, but it’s light. It is very well equipped. We have a refrigerator, a microwave, a coffee maker and a toaster. We love to have tea and relax in the evening.