A
few weeks ago, Mayor Rick Sollars visited third-grade classes at Eureka Heights
Elementary School to discuss his job and how the City of Taylor runs. Those
same third-graders returned the favor today (February 8) when they visited the
City Hall complex.
The
pupils -- who were extremely well behaved, by the way -- stopped to see the
City Council Chambers, Veterans Museum, Police Department and Fire Station No.
1.
Mayor
Sollars and his Executive Assistant, Kimber Dorton, talked to the class about
how government works and why did did certain things. The mayor, in fact, walked
the children through a hypothetical council resolution who purchase a fire
truck. The student-run council, led by "Mayor Bella" and
"Chairwoman Mia" passed the motion with just one "no" vote.
It
should be noted that the Eureka Heights' group purchased the fire truck for
"about $15,000," causing the mayor to said that "it might be a
used one."
Dorton
made sure that when each child left the chamber, they received a flower, which
they dropped at the foot of the veteran's display in the atrium, honoring the
late U.S. Rep. John Dingell, who passed away yesterday.
State
Rep. Alex Garza stopped by to speak to the children and tell them about Mr.
Dingell.
Eventually,
the group went to the Police Department, where they toured the squad room,
dispatch and jail areas.
They
ended the tour at the Fire Station, where they learned how the firefighters
sleep, eat and work during their shifts.
