Mayor and City Council
Who is the mayor of Petaluma?
Who is Kevin McDonnell
Who carries out the decisions made by the mayor and the city council? Who is this person in Petaluma?
Who is the City Manager. Peggie Flynn.
What are some things you may find at your local library?
What are books, newspapers, magazines, and computers.
What street in Petaluma is the Fire Department located on?
D Street!
What is the Planning Department's job?
What is to decide what changes are best for building new parks, playgrounds, businesses, and houses.
Who elects the mayor?
The people of the city or town.
What are some responsibilities of the city manager?
What are make a detailed plan for how to spend the city's money, think of ways to make the city a better place to live, and to tell their ideas to the mayor and city council.
What else might libraries host?
Storytime for children, show movies, have concerts, host book clubs or author visits.
What are the two main jobs of the fire department?
If you want to build something, who do you need permission from?
The Planning Department!
Where do the mayor and city council work?
What is the main job of the City Clerk?
What is to keep records for the community.
What are some things that the Parks and Recreation Department are in charge of?
What are two ways the police department keep people safe?
What are making sure people follow laws and to try and stop crimes before they happen.
What are the Public Works Department in charge of?
What are keeping public works such as roads, water pipes, and streetlights in good shape.
What are some jobs that the mayor does?
They try to make the city a fun and safe place to work. They make laws for the city. They decide how much money to give each part of the city's government.
The City Clerk gives special documents to people. What might be one of these documents?
Permit, death or birth certificate
What are some jobs the Parks and Recreation Department might do?
They might fix a slide at a park, put in a bike path, fix a shower at a public pool.
What might the police give to someone if a law is broken?
In Petaluma, what are some responsibilities of the Public Parks Division?
What are litter pickup, emptying garbage, restroom cleaning, irrigation, mowing, turf maintenance, ball field maintenance, pruning, fertilization, pest control, repairs due to vandalism and heavy use, cleaning and repairing structures, tree maintenance, and public contact.
Where does the money come from in order to help the community?
What are taxes. A tax is money that people and businesses pay to a government.
Who takes notes during city council meetings?
What is one fun thing the Parks and Recreation Department of Petaluma is hosting this year?
Jump Zone, LUMA Ice Rink
Who is the Fire Chief of Petaluma and who is the Police Chief of Petaluma?
What things do the planning department have to keep in mind before giving building permission?
What are making sure that an idea for a new building matches the city's plan.