What Exactly Does a Mayor Do? | Simple Civics

At the local level, the chief executive is often called a mayor. They oversee a city's various agencies and departments, engage with town councils, and are a social figurehead for their city.
The executive branch of our government is the body that enforces the laws of the land. At the local level the chief executive is often called a mayor, and they have a lot of responsibilities. Mayors oversee the various agencies and departments that make daily life in your town operate like the fire department, engage with town councils, and are a social figurehead for their city. What would you change in your city if you were mayor?
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[@Superkid33]

Thank you for the simplicity of explaining what a Mayor does! The animation really helps! :D

[@joannemcwilliams-foley8883]

Thank you! Perfect for it's representation, simplicity for special education!

[@HerbQuest]

If I were elected mayor in my city (Bradford PA) I would do what I could to localize our food supply chains with whole-real food options so that less people get cancer and chronic diseases from the ultra processed food. I would work with the local ecology and do mycoremediation to bioremedaite the soil. I'd request agricultural grants for municipal mushroom factories for lion's mane mushrooms, and use the spent substrate to build soil. In the plots we repair and build soil, we make plans to transform that into municipal community gardens. We'd utilize permaculture and food forest techniques to do foodscaping in our local ecology, while incorporating as much edible native biodiversity as possible, and pollinator plants to support the declining bee population.

[@Kedda486]

Thank you I’m from NYC that’s all I’m gonna say

[@NLDM-yn7vr]

this was both wholesome and informative, thanks.

[@rexygray7695]

Nice! Very Clear.

[@rojo_buffalo]

Great video, thanks for sharing!

[@WFYIPublicMedia]

Glad you enjoyed it, Adam! Thanks for watching!