municipal

(adjective)

Of or pertaining to a municipality (a city or a corporation having the right of administering local government).

Examples of municipal in the following topics:

  • Taxes and Bond Prices

    • For example, the U.S. government bonds have a lower risk of default and higher liquidity than municipal bonds, whereas municipal bonds are the state and local government bonds.
    • If you bought municipal bonds, subsequently, you would earn a lower interest than U.S. government securities.
    • Government taxes both the municipal and non-municipal bonds while the default risk, liquidity, and information costs are equivalent for both markets.
    • Government has exempted municipal bonds from federal taxes.
    • Therefore, municipal bonds have a lower interest rate than U.S. government bonds.
  • The Powers of Local Government

    • Typically each state has at least two separate tiers of local government: counties and municipalities.
    • A number of independent cities operate under a municipal government that serves the functions of both city and county.
    • Municipalities range in size from the very small to the very large, reflected in the range of types of municipal governments that exist in different areas.
    • In most states, county and municipal governments exist side-by-side.
    • NYC City Hall is home to the government of the largest city in the US, and the municipality with the largest budget.
  • Civilizing the City

    • At the urban level, progressivism mainly affected municipal government.
    • Progressives believed that the family was the foundation stone of American society, and the government, especially municipal government, must work to strengthen and enhance the family.
    • Progressives across the country influenced municipal governments of large urban cities to build numerous parks, as it was believed that leisure time for children and families could be spent in a healthy, wholesome environment, thereby fostering good morals and citizenship.
    • Many cities set up municipal reference bureaus to study the budgets and administrative structures of local governments.
  • What type of businesses prosper most?

    • For example, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government's ‘Municipal Environmental Protection Ordinance' in Japan developed a series of cooperative networks one of which involves a shared delivery system enjoyed by 15 different retail companies.
  • What Happens in Bankruptcy

    • A Chapter 9 bankruptcy is available only to municipalities, and is a form of reorganization, not liquidation.
    • Because municipalities are entities of state governments, the power of Congress to adjust debts through bankruptcy is limited.
    • Municipalities' ability to re-write collective bargaining agreements is much greater than in a corporate Chapter 11 bankruptcy, and can trump state labor protections, allowing cities to renegotiate unsustainable pension or other benefits packages negotiated in flush times.
  • The Purpose of Elections

    • However, in the European Union, one can vote in municipal elections if one lives in the municipality and is an EU citizen; the nationality of the country of residence is not required.
    • However, in the European Union, one can vote in municipal elections if one lives in the municipality and is an EU citizen; the nationality of the country of residence is not required.
  • Floating-Rate Bonds

  • The Nature of Bonds

    • The main categories of bonds are corporate bonds, municipal bonds, and U.S.
    • Corporate and municipal bonds are typically in the three to 10-year range.
  • The Growth of Government

    • In the United States, privatization has occurred primarily at the municipal and regional levels.
    • Major U.S. cities such as New York, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Dallas, and Phoenix began to employ private companies or nonprofit organizations to perform a wide variety of activities previously performed by the municipalities themselves, ranging from streetlight repair to solid-waste disposal and from data processing to management of prisons.
  • Clean production and water reduciton

    • Second, discarded water accrues expenses because most municipalities compute their sewage fees as a percentage of metered water use.
    • Using fresh municipal water (tap water) once, then flushing it away, is both costly and a waste of good water.
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