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Originally Posted by Eric
I wasn't aware of this  I thought that the leader of the council would be elected at large, like the Mayor of Kingston (here the Mayor is the chairman of the council). I still think that one major problem with your system is having party politics in a local council. Partisan politics probably get in the way of what is best for the community. |
I agree with you about party politics in local government.
If we voted for our Councillor and a separate vote for the leader at local elections we could easily end up with a leader of the council that did not have a majority support from the councillors. I think he or she would be unable to do anything because of the local party politics getting in the way