Post by missionman on Jan 24, 2011 2:33:31 GMT -5
I know everyone will get their panties all bunched up in a wad and we shall repeat over and over again that this is not in the City Charter that was brought down from a mountain by George Coleman, but I think it is time to explore the idea of having a strong Mayor type of government in DeBary. I am sick and tired of spending so much money on an individual that may last 3-5 years and then walk away with a monster severance pay off. Give me a break.
If we had a strong Mayor, we would not have two or three bumpkin councilmen trying to take charge of the city and making us look like the laughing stock of Volusia County. We would not have a Mayor that rides around in his own vehicle and conducts city business like it was selling life insurance. He would have hands on with the city staff on all matters that pertain to the city. The heck with this one individual that was not voted by the people having this much control. I voted for the Mayor and he should run the affairs of the city.
The Council would have the same control as they do now but instead of reporting to this city manager, they would have to report to the one that should be running our city, the Mayor!
We have been very fortunate to have a strong Mayor now that did not back down from those certain individuals that tried to get him out of office. He was able to retrieve some of the money that the government owed the city according to some of the publications. Yet we pay good money for two people ( manager and assistant) to run the city. This makes no sense whatsoever. If we had a strong Mayor, maybe we could keep down the money paid to the law firm that works for the city. Seems like they make a killing off of us TWICE A MONTH instead of once. This is another argument I will pursue.
If we had a strong Mayor, we would not have two or three bumpkin councilmen trying to take charge of the city and making us look like the laughing stock of Volusia County. We would not have a Mayor that rides around in his own vehicle and conducts city business like it was selling life insurance. He would have hands on with the city staff on all matters that pertain to the city. The heck with this one individual that was not voted by the people having this much control. I voted for the Mayor and he should run the affairs of the city.
The Council would have the same control as they do now but instead of reporting to this city manager, they would have to report to the one that should be running our city, the Mayor!
We have been very fortunate to have a strong Mayor now that did not back down from those certain individuals that tried to get him out of office. He was able to retrieve some of the money that the government owed the city according to some of the publications. Yet we pay good money for two people ( manager and assistant) to run the city. This makes no sense whatsoever. If we had a strong Mayor, maybe we could keep down the money paid to the law firm that works for the city. Seems like they make a killing off of us TWICE A MONTH instead of once. This is another argument I will pursue.
