Mayor Report

Directions for the Mayor’s Report DUE DATE:  2/20/2014

Put on your investigator hat and get ready to prepare a report on an important person in the town you are studying!

1.  Research the mayor of your city using the internet.  Specifically look for your city’s official site, usually ending in “.wa.gov” or a Washington State website that lists elected officials. It will also end similarly.

2.  If your town is small and has no website, use google to determine the city hall phone number.  Call the number for the mayor’s office and explain that you are an elementary student studying Washington State and particularly your city.  Explain that you would like to find out about the mayor.

3.  Determine the answers to five or more of the following questions.

• How long has your city’s mayor held the office?
• When were they last elected into office?
• What personal information can you find?  Age, birthday, favorite hobbies, job before becoming mayor, etc.
• What is important to them as a mayor?  This may be why they are elected in the first place.  Is it economic growth with jobs and business?  Is it protecting a beautiful heritage spot? Is it tourism?
• What are their goals for the future?
• What are some of the accomplishments they have achieved in the past as mayor or in their previous job?
• Are they a native of Washington, and their city?  Or were they born somewhere else?
• Would they be willing to send you an information packet or map of their city?

4.  Organize your information into a nicely written paragraph about your mayor.   If you can find a photo of them, include that into your report.  If you cannot, find a photo of your city’s seal, motto, welcome sign, or from the city itself.  Please use good grammar and complete sentences.