Municipalities of Hidalgo

1. Description and Resolution of the Event The October 6th Philadelphia City Council meeting afforded me the long awaited opportunity to see the inside of one of my favorite architectural landmarks. As a kid growing up not far from the city, I’d occasionally pass it during a family or school outing. Although still young, I was mesmerized and intrigued by its size and magnificent architectural details. For this reason, and in defiance of friend’s suggestion that I should just stay at home and…

The mayor and city council are the leaders of local government The city council listens to the people in my community. This is where the problems in my city are discussed. If the mayor chooses what becomes a law. The city council passes the new laws. Once the mayor has signed and passed the law he/she is responsible for enforcing the law. Enforce means to follow or listen to. The mayor has police officers do this. The state government is in charge of the state I live in. The people who…

TO NOT BE MAYOR While I meet the low requirements to be mayor of this place, something other than my absolute incompetence would keep me out of the office; The oath of office. I swear, a lot, but I no longer take oaths that might bind my actions to someone else's will. Swearing to uphold the constitutions of the country and the state are simply nonstarters for me. I've read neither constitution and haven't the smarts to understand either. I'd be flat out lying if I took the oath. While…

meeting was held at the City Hall in Gladewater, Texas. The location of City Hall is 519 East Broadway. It was held on Thursday, October 20, 2016. As people gathered for the meeting I received signatures from board members including the mayor of Gladewater. To commence with was the call to order. Next, was the invocation and then the Pledge of Allegiance? I appreciated the fact that God was put before all else then our great nation. The first major happening was the citizen comments.…

policies state that it should be required at the municipal level as well, but municipal financing is not indicating this yet. Small municipalities have a harder time when it comes to finding and using resources to use towards climate change, while larger cities have started to look for funding internationally to take initiate activities (Ziervogel, 2012). The eThekwini municipality has used funding from the government in order to take some initiative in conducting more research towards…

Just east of the Brazos River, lies the land now known as Sugar Land. It was originally owned by the Mexican government and was acquired by Stephen F. Austin after Texas won its independence from Mexico. As a reward, Austin gave the land to Samuel M. Williams in 1828 for his dedicated service (Anhaiser). The land was rich with tall sugar cane, which explains the name. Williams brother, Nathanial, purchased the land from him in 1838 and at some point, built the Oakland Plantation. There he began…

In this paper, I will reflect my experience of attending the Saint Paul City Council meeting. I will share on how awards and grants by Saint Paul City Councils approve projects, programs, and strategies to improve the capital in Saint Paul. In addition, I will go into details of the City of Saint Paul source of funding to provide awards and grants to proposals made by the City of Saint Paul residents. I then will discuss a proposal that was discussed by the proposer and the Saint Paul City…

On Thursday, December 14th I attended a school board meeting in Pleasant Hill for the Southeast Polk schools. There were many people at the meeting, both on the council, from the public, and others. I also learned that the Southeast Polk high school student-council president, Claire Ward, has to attend all of the school board meetings. The meeting began with the “head” person checking attendance. He stated all of the members names and their positions on the council. All of the members had…

A city council meeting is a substantial way to express considerably of Amarillo in particular’s prosperousness. The purpose of a City Council meeting is to provide a forum for members, staff and citizens to discuss various subjects related to City operations, projects, and planning. I believe it is a great system because it administrates the city with representatives elected by those who live there and more than likely participate in these meetings. Although technically Texas law does not…

Reflection on Board Meeting I attended the St. Cloud Area School District 742 Board meeting on January 28, 2016, at 7 p.m. The meeting took place at the St. Cloud City Hall and chaired by Dr. Les Green. Other board members present were Al Dahlgren, Debbie Erickson, Bruce Hentges, Bruce Mohs, Jerry Von Korff, and Dennis Whipple. A local high student, along wither her mother, and service dog read the mission statement of the school district. The student and her mom discussed the process of…