Mayor is considered as the leader of a city he does not only fulfill the requirements of citizens but also educate the citizens about their rights and duties he is the representation of city bureaucracy he performs the major duties that are functional for the citizens he understands the people’ demands and requirements and passes policies according to them
Role of a mayor in the city
A mayor performs the following roles in a city and runs the system smoothly
Plans the budget for the city
Budgeting is the major requirement of the city a good budget proves beneficial especially for the lower class of the city a mayor designs the budget within the amount allotted to the city
Basic needs of citizens
He cares about the basic needs of citizens and with the help of administrators and the city officials he plans the best budget for the city
Along with budgeting, he ensures that the city is using the resources properly he also takes action if he notices any mismanagement in the city
Budget for Emergency crisis
As a leader of the city, he thinks wisely and prepares a budget which proves useful in any emergency crisis he does not allow anyone to waste the resources
Prepares plans for emergency crisis
Mayor does not only plan a perfect budget for the city but he has the plans for an emergency situation like extreme weather conditions, earthquake, bomb blast, etc.
Civil defense team
He instructs the civil defense team to protect the citizens from disasters and issue the emergency plans, Notification plans and arranges transport for the citizens
The system becomes extremely difficult if he does not take the action immediately
Implement the laws
When the government passes laws they are non-functional until they are implemented correctly so the mayor has a responsibility to enforce the laws in cities and he makes sure that everyone is obeying the law and people working under him have to inform him if they find anyone disobeying the law
The mayor performs this role beautifully and ensures that everyone gets benefit from the policies
Promote the culture of the city
Mayor is also responsible to take care of the culture and recreational activities he prepares special plans to promote the tourism and add the beauty in the city he makes sure that the city is clean and beautiful which has the great impact on tourists
Increase the aesthetic beauty of the city
The aesthetic beauty of the city also affects the economy which leads to more tourist activities in the city
Make a strong relationship with citizens
Mayor cannot make any decision to his own he always think twice before announcing the new laws he interacts with the citizens, administrators, staff in order to make sure that every class of the society is equally benefited with the new laws
Makes a positive relationship
He listens to the citizens and notices their recommendations that what laws will prove beneficial in the future which proves fruitful for them
If he does not make a positive relationship with others then the citizens will not cooperate with him and disobey the laws
Promote peace in the city
He promotes peace in the city and appoints the public safety sector to reduce the criminal activities in the city he checks the progress report of public safety sector as it is working properly or not No law can work properly without peace and safety of the citizens
Decrease in unemployment in the city
Unemployment is the basic issue of cities He decreases unemployment in the city by enrolling the educated people in different departments including budgeting, financing, administration, etc.
Give the job opportunities
He checks the growth rate of unemployment and suggests different methods to decrease this issue in the city These are the responsibilities of a mayor which surely gives you an idea about what impact do mayors have on their cities check this video in order to educate yourself more