Students will discuss the tax system with Commissioner of the Revenue Scott Mayausky and Treasurer Bill Colvin, learn about voting in Virginia, and attend a demonstration by the Geographic Information Systems staff. Students will also work one-on-one with employees throughout the Government Center. They will conduct a mock Board meeting at 11:15 a.m. to debate a plan to make improvements to Courthouse Road. The topic will include how to fund the project, purchase of rights-of-way, and relocation of utilities.

“One responsibility of local government is to educate the next generation about their rights and responsibilities as citizens, and to encourage them to become more involved,” said Steve Crosby, County Administrator. “Student Government Day offers a broad overview of the many services jurisdictions provide, from building permits to enacting laws with far-reaching consequences.”

The schedule for the day follows:

8:15 a.m. – 8:45 a.m.               
Welcome/Orientation 

8:45 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.             
Students visit learning sites: Treasurer/
Commissioner of the Revenue; Voter
Registrar; Geographic Information
Systems
                                        
10:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.           
Introductions to staff in the Board Chambers.

10:15 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.           
Students shadow staff members.

11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.          
Mock board meeting in the Board Chambers.

12:15 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Lunch at the Stafford Rescue Squad building.                                            

1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.              
Students attend Board of Supervisors meeting.

Stafford hosts Student Government Day each year to help students meet the Standards of Learning requirements relating to local government and the critical role it plays in each citizen’s life.   

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