A resolution ordinarily denotes something less solemn or formal than, or not rising to the dignity of, an ordinance. They seldom if ever contain penalties and are the most common form of legislation employed by governing bodies to deal with special matters not affecting the general public such as granting special privileges, expressing opinions or communicating with other governmental units or departments or agencies of the municipality.
Resolutions are generally brought to the council or board floor in writing. However, oral resolutions confirming committee reports or administrative actions are not uncommon. Certain state statutes specify exercise of city or village powers by resolution. Sometimes the decision regarding whether to use a resolution or ordinance will be governed by state or local law.
As the above examples show, specific statutes may exist which require that action be taken by ordinance or resolution. But often the statutes do not specify a required form and then a local governing body has wide latitude in determining the form that its legislative or administrative actions take, and exercises this discretion on the basis of the desired permanency and impact of the action. In general, the governing body should use an ordinary ordinance when amending, repealing or modifying an existing ordinance; or required by state law; or the act is of general application and intended to be reasonably permanent; or public notice publication and inclusion in the local code of ordinances or ordinance book is deemed desirable.
Arrow Left Arrow Right. Policies are only documents and not law, but these policies can lead to new laws. Law is mainly made for implementing justice in the society.
There are various types of laws framed like criminal laws, civil laws, and international laws. While a law is framed for bringing justice to the society, a policy is framed for achieving certain goals. In many career paths, one may find a lot of intersections of the work between policy and law. Others may find that having a legal background to be beneficial for policy work, while others can do policy work without the legal education. In another U. One way to determine whether one path may be a better fit for you than another is to research the differences between an MPA versus a J.
A way to research the intersection of these two fields is to research Public Policy programs in various law school programs. Other institutions also offer a dual degree in getting a J. Whether you are thinking between law or policy, or work that intersects the two, there are many different jobs that can be found in these areas at all levels of government as well as in the public or non-profit sector.
Some examples of the types of jobs are lobbyist, policy analysts, public policy manager, attorney at a nonprofit, congress, public policy advocacy, law enforcement, and think tanks.
Want to find more about these career paths? Consider conducting a career conversation with an UW alumni!
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