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Mayor and City Hall

Leader of a City

Vocabulary:

Mayor elected City Hall Town Meeting

A mayor is a leader of a city.
A mayor has many things to do in their job.
This is a picture of Newton's Mayor:


Ruthanne Fuller

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​What is a mayor?

Multiple Choice

Who is this?

• Ruthanne Fuller, Mayor of Newton

• The Governor of Maine

Multiple Choice

What is a mayor?

• The leader of a city

• A person who types

1. A mayor runs a city and makes important decisions for the city.
2. They enforce laws
3. They work on projects for the city.
4 They manage the city's
money.

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​What does a mayor do?

Multiple Choice

What does a mayor do?

• They run the city and make important decisions

• Walk their dog

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Mayors are elected by the people of the city.

Each citizen over the age of 18 votes for the person

they think will be the best mayor!

​How do you become a mayor?

Multiple Choice

How do you become a mayor?

• Every citizen 18 and over votes for the person they think would be the best mayor.

• You show up to city hall.

The mayor makes sure that police and fire departments are working.

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​Mayors have another important job!

Multiple Choice

What is one more important job a mayor does?

• They make sure that police and fire departments are working.

• They order pizza

Each city has a city hall.
This is where the mayor works. The building has many different types of offices. ​

​What is City Hall?

Multiple Choice

Where does the mayor work?

• The mayor works at city hall

• Dunkin Donuts

When there is a town meeting, it will probably happen in city hall.
A town meeting is where people discuss problems and ideas.

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​Town Meetings