Sunday, September 28, 2014

In which form of municipal government do voters have the most impact on the executive branch?

Andrew Fernandes

Municipal governments in United States cities, counties, and towns operate on only a
few different models. The "strong mayor" model is probably what most US citizens are
familiar with, which is when the mayor is directly elected by the people. Other forms of
municipal government are usually some variation on an elected city council, who then appoints or
elects a "manager," effectively the chief administrative officer for the
municipality.

There's a well-considered argument that, in a "strong
mayor" system, because a given candidate is directly elected by the people, the executive
branch is therefore more responsive to citizens.

In the other most common
model (and remember, these are not the only two)let's call it the "city manager"
modelmembers of the city council are directly elected to serve their given district, which is
generally some form of political...

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