SIC 9131 Executive and Legislative Offices Combined

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SIC 9131

This category covers councils and boards of commissioners or supervisors and such bodies in which the chief executive is a member of the legislative body itself.

NAICS CODE(S)

921140

Executive and Legislative Offices, Combined

The U.S. government is distinguished by a strict separation of powers between federal and executive offices, as outlined in the U.S. Constitution. Likewise, most state constitutions embody this unique and important American division of legislative labor. It serves to reduce the power that government has over its citizens. However, many local governments are largely devoid of this separation of powers. For the sake of simplicity and efficiency, city and county governmental units often combine administrative and lawmaking functions.

The three primary types of city governments are: mayor-council, commission, and council-manager. Under the mayor-council arrangement, the mayor is technically charged with overseeing executive functions, such as...