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No, only by the local government.
Local governments have a lot of branches. They have judicial (courts), executive (mayors), and legislative (board/council) branches just like the federal government, and then they have many departments that mirror the federal agencies. Many local governments will have a Power Authority or a Department of Transportation, which technically could be called executive as they implement regulations, but it's easiest to think of them as separate agencies responsible for a set of duties. Other agencies deal with public safety, social services, and education, so there's quite a variety. For more information on local government spending, revenue, and employment, check out http://www.govistics.com (state & county data is free).
The three levels of government are:The central governmentState governmentsLocal self-government
When the federal government passes authority to administer a program down to state or local governments, it is called