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Originally Posted by garinda
Chair/speaker/whatever.
They can take it in turn, electing who they like, to ensure their meetings run successfully..
No need for that chair to do all the ribbon cutting, and associated pomp that goes with the mayoral role now. Which is basically just a prize, awarded to councillors who've kept their nose relatively clean for the longest time.
I'd much prefer a borough wide poll for someone to represent us as a symbolic first citizen, who'd done something worthwhile.
Councillors, of course, would be free to enter.
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This is vaguely similar to what we have in Kingston. The Mayor is elected at large, and the councillors are elected in the individual wards. The Mayor acts as the chairman of the council, and votes only in the case of a tie. Any citizen of Kingston can run for Mayor ... but big bucks and organization are important ... well, kind of essential. We do not, however, have party politics complicating the business of running the city.