I'm sure something bad is going on at city hall, I'm not sure what, but someone should look into it! 

Well, guess what? City hall would love to have you involved.  Yes, you!  What better way to see what is going on than to be on the inside.  Cities need citizen volunteers for almost any interest you may have.  Parks, planning, police, fire, arts, civic events and the personnel system are just a few examples of places where your city hall wishes you would volunteer to get involved.  If you did, I bet you would find a lot of dedicated public servants working hard to serve your needs.

So, the answer to this question is really up to you.  Are you going to pick up the phone and call city hall to see when an opening is coming up for a citizen volunteer?  You can satisfy your own curiosity as well as contribute to your favorite worthy cause.

You don't have to run for the city council to help mold the direction your city moves.  If you are concerned about parks, volunteer for the Parks Board.  If you are concerned about development, volunteer for the Planning Commission.  If you are concerned about public employees and their having too much say in their own work rules, volunteer for the Civil Service Commission.

There is also a need for civic minded individuals to serve on a variety of "ad hoc" committees.  These are formed to deal with a specific issue.  Therefore, once the issue is resolved, your service can terminate.  But I bet you will have a hard time not getting involved again.  You can really see results happening in your community as a result of your effort and it is a good feeling.  It will help you understand the feeling we public servants get from working in government.

Give it a try, the answer to your question lies with you.

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