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The town mayor
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What do they do? Just wondering as I saw ours today strolling around in the park, suit on and big chain round his neck.
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We went to functions around our area like promoting the town, raising money for charity. The Mayor is the head of the meetings of the town council. He doesn't get paid to do this unless he's Mayoring a really big city! We got lots of free lunches and dinners though which was cool and met some rugby players and dignatries from other towns. It was quite fun, but I was only 17 at the time so there was no one my age about and could get a bit boring. My dad says it was the best time of his life but wouldn't do it for many more years to come as it is so tiring. He had up to 20 functions in a week. I got to wear a cool chain but his was worth 20 grand!
We don't have mayors in Scotland, just Lord Provosts I think.
LOL... "Mayor-bling". I like it :-)
To be fair, there is a chance that they will work there too. Being Mayor isn't full time...
Still, I'd hate to have to lunch every day with the Chairman of the Little Flapdale and Mingeside Meat and Fudge Packing Association.
They'd be called mayoresses I think.
My dad didn't get paid anything to do it.
The woman is still usually called the Mayor as the consort is the Mayoress. However, if the consort is male, he is just called the Mayor's consort.
Like when we had a McDonalds built (whoop dee fuck), the Mayor cut the ribbon.
I don't think they do get paid as such, but they do get the usual councillors allowance.
I'd love to be a mayor. But you have to get elected as a councillor first.
ETA: she's also orchestrating the mayor's award, which asks the community to nominate people that they feel deserve recognition for service or bravery.
our mayor doesn't get paid for this- only expenses like the rest of the town councillors do. at district and county levels you get an allowance as a councillor but not as a parish/borough/town councillor. the mayor gives up her time from her job to do this, and if you didn't have figureheads such as these in the community, the community would miss them- even if you don't personally realise it. It's part of history, tradition and culture, and if you got rid of them (and other things obviously) you'd just be turning england into a bland country that would then be overtaken by other cultures. and i'm sure people would complain about that too.