About the Town I am the Mayor of a town that is one of the fastest growing municipalities in a Midwestern state. We are struggling through a change from a "Mayberry RFD" outlook on village services to one that is professional and proactive. The census figures for the first 90 years of the towns history are 0 drifting up to 1600 then in 10 years we jumped to 3500, then 10 years later to 5500, that's when I come in as Mayor. Less then 3 years later we are 15,000 people on the way up to 30,000 by...

When I was elected I looked high and low for a "How to be a Mayor "book or "mayoring for dummies." So when I couldn't find that particular book I thought why not write it yourself, but start right now! So 2.5 years later here I am. The last years have been the most rewarding and the most annoying ones of my professional life. There are so many challenges with leading my town through what I perceive as the most significant period in its 100 year history. I am a professional manager and ha...