City Manager's Annual Report Annual Report 2018 | A Year In Review | Page 38

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We are committed to working
together as a team by respecting
and supporting each other, and
are dedicated to achieving our
common goals.
Teaming Up with Schools Made
City Hall Field Trip Possible
A group of local fifth-grade students were immersed for a day in the work of their
local government as part of a special field trip on Oct. 23, 2018 to commemorate
Florida City Government Week. Cities across Florida celebrated City Government
Week from Oct. 22 to 29.
These students definitely weren’t sitting behind a desk all day. They experienced
the many aspects of government up close – from watching the City’s Swamp
Meister in action, to seeing the Police Department’s K-9s at work, to learning
about how recycling can benefit their own neighborhoods. Port St. Lucie officials
planned and organized the educational field trip with the help of St. Lucie Public
Schools, along with homeschool co-ops, and charter and private schools in the
City.
In Port St. Lucie, the fifth graders toured parts of City Hall, met City Council
members and worked on hands-on projects with various City departments. The
students also participated in mock Council meetings with Mayor Gregory J.
Oravec and Councilwoman Stephanie Morgan, who posed an issue to the group,
in which the students debated and voted on a solution.
The City plans to make this field trip, which was planned and organized by the
Communications Department with support from many departments, an annual
event during City Government Week.
Photo: McCarty Ranch Preserve