Why would city and county governments choose to consolidate (join) operations and services?

City and County governments consolidate to address peculiar challenges in governance.

Explanation:

Consolidation of services and operations by City and County governments are usually done to jointly address the issues and challenges facing the government. Consolidation increase potential of the government by enhancing planning and logistics capacity, increased efficiency from the government and improve resource base to tap for the common good of both City and County. It also influences the accountability of both city and county. It helps them to be accountable to each other.

answer; proximity;

states grant a variety of local governments power to meet residents’ needs (source: apex learning). hope this !