Alvin Owletuck is the mayor for the city of Marshall. His employer is also the city of Marshall. Alvin has an 8th grade education, but he has the approproriate training for the job, city management, which he received over the years from the "school of experience".

He works at the city office with the city clerk and the local government. His hours of work depend on how much work is to be done, usually about 3-6 hours a day. Four of Alvin's job responsibilities are: making sure the budget is not overspent, keeping the water and sewer situation up to date, doing state revenue reports, and making sure the city ordinances are being followed.

Alvin expects to work as mayor until the next election, which is in October. The best thing about his job he says is when everything is caught up and there's no paperwork. The worst thing about his job is trying to keep the people notified, management of water and sewer, and other projects.

Alvin's advice for young people who might want his job in the future is: if you're going to run local government you need a lot of training. Higher education would also be useful. The training necessary for this job is management.

By: Yvonne Evan