But there have been many times at the county because essentially the county is an arm of the state. Right. So at the city level, you explain it like that. Yeah, the City folks can do whatever they want unless the state prohibits it. Us at the county, and we can get creative with it. I know we've done a lot of good things. We can only do what the state lets us do, what they prescribe to us. (21:31–21:35)
CLAIM
Asserts that city governments have autonomy unless restricted by state law.
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