6-1-12."Local government" defined.
As used in §6-1-13 local government unit is any political subdivision of this state including a county, township, municipality, or other unit of government, if the political subdivision provides local government services for residents in a geographically limited area of this state as its primary purpose and has the power to act primarily on behalf of that area.
Source: SL 1990, ch 51, §1.