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| Electoral: |
- Non-partisan election for 4-year term (2006, 2010, 2014, ...)
- The November 2006 election will be the first year of non-partisan elections for the mayor and commision
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| Responsibilities: |
- Setting the agenda
- Appointing charter officers - Manager, Attorney, Auditor, and Municipal Court Judge
- Signing contracts, ordinances, resolutions
- Serving as the communities chief ambassador
- Bringing together citizens to work on a variety of issues
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| Budget: |
- The overall budget is $98 million, but the mayor's office spends a small fraction of that
- The majority of the money comes from property taxes
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| Qualifications: |
- A desire to serve
- A love of community
- Enjoyment in working with others
- Being a critical thinker
- Understand government
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| Time Required/ Salary: |
- 80-100 hours per week
- Work every week day and community events on the weekends
- Usually there are community events that happen on holidays that require the mayor's attendance
- Salary is around $47,000
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| Top Issues: |
- Passage of a tree ordinance
- The smoking ban
- Alternative transportation
- Neighborhood protection
- Increased citizen participation
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| Tidbits: |
- Athens has a weak mayor-strong manager form of government
- The mayor sets the agenda and has the power to appoint and fire charter officers
- The mayor votes only in the case of a tie and does have veto power
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