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Sonali Patel & Hattie McKinney

Duties of the Governor's Cabinet

Three students are selected from each district to be members of the governor's cabinet. The governor will appoint commissioners from this student body to work on selected topics (ie. environmental, conservation, health & safety, etc.) The responsibility of each cabinet officer is to attend meetings of the legislative committees dealing with his topic, take notes on important bills, attend floor debates on bills in their area, act as the governor's lobbyist on such bills, and report to and advise the governor on such bills when they reach the governor's desk. Students with knowledge in a given area should apply for a cabinet position. For example, a delegate who is interested in conservation and has been involved in wildlife protection programs would make an ideal commissioner of environmental conservation.

Cabinet members will advise and council with the governor on all matters concerning his/her duties.
Must possess leadership skills.
Must have a good working knowledge of parliamentary procedure.

Duties of Governor When Elected

1. Recognize leadership ability in a candidate
2. Recognize good citizenship and an ability to be civically engaged
3. To know the importance of good appearance, dress and poise
The delegates should realize that the duties of the governor are more far-reaching than just the state conference. The following are the events that your governor is involved in (in the act of representing you the students of Michigan Youth in Government)
1. Attend fall conferences
2. Attend & speak at YMCA Key Leaders conference
3. Attend & speak at MMA leadership breakfast (consisting of Senators and Representatives and business leaders from around the state.)
4. Participation in speaking at the annual legislative appreciation breakfast
5. Attending the annual governor’s conference in Washington DC. In which our governor will be representing all the YIG students of Michigan.
6. Attending CONA, and being our delegation leader.
These are the things you must keep in mind when voting today for our 2013 youth governor. Please elect the person who will be able to represent us well and fulfill these duties.