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==Governments== In the United States, municipalization often refers to [[incorporation (municipal government)|incorporation]] of an entire [[County (United States)|county]] into its municipalities, leaving no [[unincorporated area]]s. This generally ends ''[[de facto]]'' the county's own home rule, which in most states allows it to act as the municipal service provider in those unincorporated areas. The county is left offering only those services [[wikt:mandate|mandate]]d of it by the state [[constitution]], which are generally only extensions of state [[government]] like [[court]]s and [[sheriff|sheriff departments]]. As with utilities, the county's assets usually end up being distributed among the cities, though this is less likely if the process is gradual rather than all at once. One example of municipalization is the Sacramento Municipal Utilities District, or [[SMUD]], of [[Sacramento, California|Sacramento]], [[California]]. In another, larger example, [[Fulton County, Georgia]], which includes the city of [[Atlanta, Georgia|Atlanta]], is currently undergoing full municipalization. For a more complete discussion of this process in the Fulton County context, see [[Fulton County, Georgia#Politics|the "Politics" section]] of the Fulton County article.
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