Public Works
This department fixes potholes and repairs city streets
What is Public Works
This type of place often has swings, slides, and a sandbox for kid
What is a playground?
This department helps find new people to work for the city.
Human Resources
The leader of the city who represents everyone is called this
Who is the mayor?
This city department keeps track of the city’s money and how it’s spent.
Finance Department
These trucks collect trash from houses and take it to the dump.
What are garbage trucks
Many people go to this place to walk their dogs, have picnics, and play outside.
What is a park?
When someone gets a new job with the city, they go here to fill out forms.
What is Human Resources
The mayor and this group work together to make important decisions for the city.
Who is the city council?
These are payments made by people to fund city services like schools and roads.
What are taxes
This department is responsible for making sure we have clean drinking water.
What is Public Works (or the Water Department)
Parks and Recreation also runs these, where people swim in the summer.
What are public pools?
This is the time that workers can take off if they are sick or have an emergency.
Sick Leave
This is a large meeting where the mayor and council discuss new rules and plans.
This is the plan the city makes each year to decide how much money will be spent on different things.
What is the budget?
In the winter, Public works clear the streets of this.
Snow
This summer job is for people who watch swimmers and help keep them safe.
What is a lifeguard?
This document shows how much money an employee makes each pay period.
What is a paycheck or pay stub
The mayor’s office helps organize this plan for spending the city’s money each year.
What is the budget?
This record shows how much money the city has spent and received each year.
Financial Report
This Public Works job involves fixing pipes and keeping water flowing.
Utility Repair
Parks and Recreation organizes these teams for kids to play soccer, baseball, and other sports.
What are sports leagues?
This document shows how much money an employee makes each pay period.
What is a Paystub
If people in the city have a big problem, they might go to this office to ask for help.
What is the Mayor’s Office?
This record shows how much money the city has spent and received each year.
Financial Report