Whenever I see Scott Fadness, there is no way of predicting what will happen.  We had just finished recording a podcast Friday morning when he asked his staff if the third-graders were ready for him, and they were.

The mayor invited me to join him.  Friday is third-grade day at City Hall, with Hamilton Southeastern students receiving an experience including experiencing several city departments and a mock city council meeting.  But the day starts with the mayor.

Mayor Fadness started the event by asking them a number of questions, such as, how is a mayor fired?  Answers from the third graders were the president, vice president, governor or a judge could fire the mayor, none were right.  The mayor told them their parents vote every four years and can choose to fire him with their votes.

The biggest surprise came when he asked the crowd how much a fire engine costs.  The first student responded $1.5 million, which was the correct answer!  Let’s say they adults in the room were amazed.

It was then the students’ turn to ask questions of the mayor.  Most were typical, such as, tell us about how long you work each day.  One student asked the mayor his net worth.  He didn’t get an answer.

Being a mayor certainly is a job that has its ups and downs.  Watching Scott Fadness handle a theater-full of third grade students led me to this conclusion – this is one of the most enjoyable experiences he has every week.