Want to learn about your city? Here’s how

If you can’t fight city hall, as the saying goes, then perhaps it’s a better idea to join it. Or at least get an idea of how it works.

Such is the gist behind a forum next week that will explain the ins and outs of city management, including how budgets are set, utility rates are decided and how city sizes — and their importance — are determined.

Call it a primer on city hall.