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Episode 2 Young Mayor Chapter 36 The First Fire

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    On the north side of the circular conference table, town secretary Dwayne Lewis and his young female assistant Emma Kowal also sit. The town secretary¡¯s position is very transcendent. He is directly elected by voters and his term is as long as  Town mayors and town council members are also different. They generally last for four years and will be re-elected in even-numbered years during non-election years.

    The Town Clerk is responsible for recording, executing, editing, and preserving Town Council meeting minutes, as well as for the fair and accurate voter registration and elections. The Town Clerk is also the Secretary of the Board of Elections, the official guardian for the oath of office of officials, and can serve as a notary public to certify marriages and ceremonies.  Signing of contracts, etc.

    Dwayne is highly respected in the town. He is a former veteran. He has served as a Pittsburgh city councilman and chairman of the Arbitration Bureau. After retirement, he was elected Braddock Town Secretary. He usually does not speak at town council meetings, but just talks with him.  His assistant records everything objectively.

    "Then let's get started. As before, after the new parliament is formed, it must first elect a chairman. Compared with others, the chairman of the parliament does not have any privileges, but he has to take on more daily work. He can communicate at any time if there is anything.  Contact us, so if you are willing to take on this job, you can nominate yourself. The last chairperson was Simone."

    Jeff Smith smiled and introduced to everyone that among the five town councilors, he, Simone, and Cynthia were re-elected, Brady and Marquis were elected for the first time, and Wang Lei, none of them were elected.  See firsthand how the town council operates in detail.

    Jeff has Latino blood, his personality is as passionate as a Latino, and he is very popular in the small town.

    ¡°Then let¡¯s go with Simone, she has time.¡± Marquis said directly, which fit his tough guy image.

    "I'm happy to oblige." Simone smiled, smoothing her messy hair with her hands, trying to appear reserved.

    "Haha, Simone, you are always so enthusiastic, so I also support you. Brady and Cynthia, what do you think?" Jeff said with a smile. He, Marquis and Simone had three votes combined.  Even if Brady and Cynthia object, it is useless. As for Wang Lei, this is a matter of the parliament and he has no right to interfere.

    Brady and Cynthia looked at each other and shook their heads one after another to express that they had no objection. They may not like some of Semene's words and deeds, but when it comes to this position, Semene is quite conscientious and is indeed a more suitable candidate.

    "Okay, then I will try my best to do my job as chairman of the parliament." Simone smiled happily and even glanced at Wang Lei triumphantly.  The position of Parliament President is not a privilege, but it is a rare honor.

    "Then, the next topic is the appointment of some important department heads. Before that, I would like to ask Rex, are you prepared for this topic? I mean, are you prepared for the nomination and appointment?  Have you fully understood the position and candidates?" Simone picked up the folder in front of her and flipped through it as if very seriously, then turned around and looked at Wang Lei seriously.

    "These appointments are very important and involve the implementation of various decisions of the council. If the wrong person is selected, it will affect the effect of implementation and the quality of our services to residents."

    Brady raised his head and glanced at Simone, frowning in disgust. This hateful woman was confronting Wang Lei, but she asked in a high-sounding way, and Brady couldn't say anything.

    Marquis, Jeff, even Cynthia, town secretary Dwayne, and the thirty town residents who were watching also looked at Wang Lei, and everyone always had doubts about this eighteen-year-old mayor.

    Facing many eyes, Wang Lei smiled: "Of course, I know that the administrative department of the town government is very important, so I have a detailed understanding of it."

    "If I remember correctly, there are a total of forty-seven heads and directors of various ministries, bureaus, divisions, boards of directors directly elected by voters, appointed by parliament and the government. Among them, twenty-three are full-time and two are part-time.  Fourteen. In addition, there are a total of fifty-one full-time staff employed by the government. Not counting the part-time members of each council, there are a total of thirty-five part-time staff who require financial subsidies. The annual financial expenditure in this regard is two  One hundred and seventy-five million" Wang Lei reached out and patted the notebook in front of him. He did not open it, but raised his head and looked slowly from Simone, Marquis, Jeff, Cynthia, Brady and others.  crossed his face and read out a series of numbers quickly.

    There was a burst of exclamation and whispers in the auditorium. The residents seemed to know for the first time that there were so many officials in the town and so much money was spent.

    "Wait, don't read these. We all know the situation of the government and are more familiar with it than you." Simone felt very uncomfortable. He didn't know whether the data Wang Lei mentioned was accurate. She didn't remember it, but Wang Lei  Lei's confident expression offended her.

    "We want to know, youDo you understand the responsibilities of these positions and prepare the right candidates?  "

    Wang Lei withdrew his gaze and stared at Simone intently: "I was about to ask for advice"

    "Aha, don't you even understand this? Then what's the point of sitting here? We are going to discuss these candidates now, but you don't know what they do. Do you think this is a game or a school?  A mock government in there?" Simone suddenly became elated, as if she had caught Wang Lei's sore foot, she opened her mouth and spewed out a series of questions.

    Wang Lei smiled and did not get angry because of Simone's attack. He waited for her to finish and then continued: "I have some questions and would like to ask Councilor Simone to clarify. There are three people in the town's education board.  Full-time, what do they do? I remember that the schools in this town are managed by the Woodland Hills School District, is this Board of Education a branch of them?"

    ¡°Also, what does the Redevelopment Agency do? There is also the Planning Board and the Housing and Community Development Agency. What exactly do they do?¡±

    "The Board of Education belongs to the town. They don't care about schools. The Redevelopment Bureau's responsibility is to plan and rebuild dilapidated neighborhoods and backward industries" Semonie said proudly, but she soon discovered that something was not right. She said  I don¡¯t know what specific things these departments are doing.

    Brady looked at Semonie with a mocking look on his face, this fool.  Marquis frowned displeased: "Rex, what do you mean, don't talk about these useless things."

    "Oh, that's it, it turns out they are useless." Wang Lei immediately smiled and nodded.

    Marquez slapped the table angrily: "I mean, why are you saying these useless words?"

    "Oh, I thought" Wang Lei spread his hands and shrugged. Before Marquis and Simone could speak, he straightened his face again and said seriously: "But, I found that they really didn't  What role does it play?¡±

    "The Board of Education doesn't care about schools or even community colleges, so what else can they do? As for the Redevelopment Agency and the Planning Board, they have overlapping responsibilities, but they have nothing to do"

    The councilors were all stunned. Town Secretary Dwayne showed an unexpected expression, while his young female assistant was writing furiously, occasionally raising her head, her pretty face flushed, and she seemed very excited.

    "Rex" Brady had to interrupt Wang Lei: "Our topic today is personnel appointments. You can appoint an assistant to the town mayor, as well as the Public Utilities Bureau, Housing and Community Development Bureau"

    Brady secretly complained in his heart. He didn¡¯t know what Wang Lei was crazy about. On the first day he took office and the first meeting with the parliament, he attacked the functional departments of the government. Is he trying to provoke public anger?  How will the future work proceed?

    "I'm sorry." Wang Lei nodded to Brady and interrupted him with a smile: "I think Mrs. Adams is right. We must understand what the responsibilities of these departments and positions are before we can discuss specific candidates.  .¡±

    ¡°After fully understanding the situation, I found that many departments did not have that much to do. They either had duplicate functions or did not have that many things to do, at least they did not do that many things.¡±

    "I think we should first discuss the setup of these departments, and then hire qualified employees as needed." Wang Lei waved his hand violently, conveying his confidence and determination.

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