Community Government

Community Government

Introduction A community is a place where people live, work, and play. A community can be large, like a city, or small, like a town or village. People run their community with a government. The people in the government are part of the community.

City Government Leaders The mayor is the leader of the community. If someone wants to be mayor, he or she runs in an election.

When people vote, they make a choice. People vote for a mayor in an election every two or four years. People vote for the person they think will be the best mayor. The person with the most votes becomes mayor.

The mayor is in charge of many departments, such as the police department and the fire department.

The mayor is usually in charge of the town or city council. The council decides how money is spent in the community. It might spend money to build or fix roads, buildings, and parks. It has meetings for people to talk about ideas for the community.