City Council
 To conduct their business, the people elect
representatives to set policy for the government. Government
then becomes a public trust and the elected representatives become
the trustees. In local government the people have ready access
to their elected representatives, which in the case of a city, are
called aldermen.
In discharging their primary responsibility as representatives of
the people, City Aldermen give unselfishly of their time and talent
in an effort to guide the development of the community along proper
lines. Their job is important and significant, as the City
Council (the Aldermen together with the Mayor) sets policy for the
City. Their reward is knowing that they have contributed to
good government, as well as to orderly community progress. In
return, the citizens of the community also have an obligation to
contribute to continued good government through active
participation.
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