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	Committee of Seventy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-20)
		The act also extended the term of the mayor from one to two years, members of council were elected by wards and not city-wide, and the mayor now had veto power over council legislation and considerable control over the police and fire departments.
		The new office of the mayor was limited to a single four-year term and was finally given the ability to appoint some of the city's department heads, but appointments were still subject to council approval, and many other agencies were run by other elected officials.
		Authority and accountability were centralized in the mayor's office, with complete control over the day-to-day operation of city government, replacing a system where the city's finances and operation were the shared responsibility of the mayor, council, and other minor elected officials.
	www.seventy.org /nycu/2000/mayor.html (1444 words)

	Strong Mayor Is Sworn In
		Perez, 46, the city's first Latino mayor, was first elected in November 2001 to a two-year term as a mayor with few statutory powers.
		One of the new council's first acts was to unanimously confirm Perez's first appointment as strong mayor: Lee C. Erdmann, the last city manager, was named chief operating officer, the mayor's chief administrative aide.
		Despite the mayor's oratory about the start of a new political era, Perez in fact has been the city's dominant politician for two years, overseeing the shrinking of the city work force and adoption of two austerity budgets.
	www.hartford.gov /news/pressreleases/hc1604.htm (518 words)

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		To a remarkable degree, voters' opinions on the charter change paralleled their opinions of the candidates: Where Curtsinger was strong, so was the proposal for a strong mayor; where Fischer drew support, so did opposition to charter change.
		It is suspicious that there would be interest in consolidating power in a mayor's position." The argument that the city needs the steadying leadership of a strong mayor draws little sympathy from this camp.
		Several of the more highly respected mayors this country has produced in recent years gained their stature precisely because they were able to implement their visions in communities with appointed managers--among them Henry Cisneros of San Antonio, Pete Wilson of San Diego and, among current mayors, Emanuel Cleaver II of Kansas City, Missouri.
	www.governing.com /archive/1993/jul/mayor.txt (3138 words)

	Commentary - Strong Mayor - What to Expect
		Though the mayor as chief executive leads the executive branch, both charters provide for the mayor to hire a chief administrative officer (CAO), confirmed by the council, as day-to-day administrator.
		Having two highly visible officials elected citywide (the mayor and council president) may engender more political conflict than Albuquerque has experienced between the mayor and a council president, who is also beholden to the council majority.
		Albuquerque's mayors have generally been visible community leaders (if not always visionary), and city council members have been more accessible and responsive to their district constituents.
	www.inlander.com /commentary/5006453315369.php (1988 words)

	CityBeat: Strong Mayor Divides (1999-05-06)
		The mayor will be able to veto legislation subject to an override by six council members, initiate the hiring and firing of the city manager and appoint council committee chairs.
		Mayor Roxanne Qualls, who many think will run for mayor in 2001, will not be able to run for council this year because of term limits.
		The mayor's power to appoint committee chairs is one of the most harmful things about the mayor defined by Issue 4, said Councilman Paul Booth.
	www.citybeat.com /1999-05-06/news.shtml (1541 words)

	Burnt Orange Report - Dallas Strong Mayor Proposal a Dead Heat (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-20)
		The Dallas Morning News reports that the Dallas strong mayor proposal is a dead heat.
		Having the mayor as cheerleader in chief, with a city manager who revolving doors to the highest bidder is not a system that works.
		As for checks and balances, not only can the council impeach and remove the mayor, the ultimate check and balance is that the mayor, who will actually run the city, will be held ultimately responsible for the operation of the city by the voters.
	bor.musselmanforamerica.com /mt/archives/003569.html (1205 words)

	The Cincinnati Post
		Little more than two years after Cincinnati's mayor gained more power than any time since the 1920s, a committee studying possible changes in the city's elections and government appears ready to recommend further strengthening the office, perhaps by giving the mayor sole authority to hire and fire the city manager.
		By making the mayor the clear boss of the city manager, reform panel members argue, Cincinnati's government would be transformed from the current hybrid mayor-city manager-council system to one in which the mayor would be the city's chief executive officer and the manager would function as the chief operating officer.
		Although the mayor now takes the lead in hiring or dismissing the city manager, the need for council consent produces divided loyalties and fractured authority that complicates executive decision-making at City Hall and undermines overall governmental effectiveness, some panel members contend.
	www.cincypost.com /2004/01/31/mayor013104.html (1087 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Metro -- City Council debates 'strong mayor' ballot proposal
		Under the proposed restructuring, the mayor would be the city's chief executive, with power to hire and fire department heads, prepare the budget and veto council action.
		mayoral power to dismiss the police and fire chief, subject to a right of appeal to the council.
		"I believe that overall this attempt to clearly define the difference between the executive functions and the legislative functions of city government, otherwise called the 'strong mayor trial form of government' proposal, is a sincere effort by the mayor to make city government more accountable to the voters," said city attorney candidate Leslie Devaney.
	www.signonsandiego.com /news/metro/20040616-1341-strongmayor.html (619 words)

	Penelas, Rep. Lacasa have strategies to create strong mayor position
		If a strong mayor government is adopted, Mayor Penelas, now serving his second term, might be able to run for a third term since the office could be considered a different job.
		He said the change is needed because the county, which runs on a $4.5-billion budget, should be run more like a state, with the mayor resembling the power of the governor and the commission that of the legislature.
		Moss said the mayor may try to persuade commissioners to create the strong-mayor proposal by saying it is better to deal with the matter at home rather than allowing people from across the state to vote on amending Miami-Dade's charter.
	www.miamitodaynews.com /news/010830/story4.shtml (920 words)

	West Windsor & Plainsboro Today: WWP Chat - Strong Mayor (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-20)
		A strong mayor is not just someone who "calls is as he sees it." The WW doesn't stand for the Wild West.
		In turn the Mayor appoints the majority of the unelected members of the Planning Board who should, theoretically, exercise their individual opinions and decide what is good for the development in the entire Township.
		It supposed to give 5 individually elected members of the community that are independant of the Mayor's authority a chance to consider the needs of the public at large and vote independantly as to whether or not the issue in question is in the community's welfare.
	www.wwptoday.com /dcforum/townships/825.html (3260 words)

	People's Weekly World Newspaper Online - ‘Strong mayor’ vs. democracy in Dallas (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-20)
		A strong mayor, under the new proposal, would appoint nearly all the committees and staff, even including the personal staffs of the individual council members.
		The mayor and councilpersons had to run citywide, and it was possible for one well-organized segment of the electorate (read: “white businesspersons”) to maintain a majority on the council.
		One of their mayors was Ron Kirk, a lobbyist and employee of the Citizens’ Alliance before becoming a famous mayor.
	www.pww.org /article/articleprint/6584 (703 words)

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		Governing Magazine/November 1993 REBUTTAL BEWARE THE LURE OF THE `STRONG' MAYOR By Terrell Blodgett Terrell Blodgett is the Mike Hogg Professor in Urban Management at the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin.
		The executive mayor form relies on a single powerful leader who often forges coalitions by exchanging benefits for support and uses his or her power to gain leverage over opponents.
		The day-to-day operations of the city do not distract the mayor from this focus." Gurwitt's article implies that the council-manager plan is outdated because it cannot respond to the new demands of highly diverse communities.
	www.governing.com /archive/1993/nov/comment.txt (805 words)

	mayor112401
		And it recognizes the mayor as ''the official head and representative of the city for all purposes,'' except for specifically excluded ones.
		With a largely ceremonial mayor being essentially the first among equals - equals who had every political incentive for undercutting him in the hope of being the No. 1 finisher in the next election - a city manager too closely aligned with the mayor could encounter resentment from the council.
		The charter's recognition of the mayor as the city's official representative seems, on its face, to not be markedly different from the current situation.
	www.cincypost.com /2001/nov/24/mayor112401.html (1590 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Politics -- S.D. to get first strong mayor — whoever it is
		The passage of Proposition F means that Murphy or Frye, who is locked in a close race to unseat him, will be the city's first strong mayor.
		Among the first steps for the transition will be the City Council's hiring of an independent budget analyst and staff, the probable expansion of the mayor's staff, and the city attorney's review of the city charter and municipal code to ensure compliance with the change.
		Proposition F removes the mayor from the nine-member City Council, leaving the remaining members with an independent budget analyst and the power to override mayoral vetoes with five votes.
	www.signonsandiego.com /news/politics/20041104-9999-1m4strong.html (486 words)

	Angela Hunt, McKool Smith - Angela Hunt: Do we need a strong mayor? No: Proposal gives away too much of the people's ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-20)
		While giving our mayor more control over some aspects of city governance may be a good idea, it's important to be clear that we aren't voting on the general concept of a strong-mayor system.
		The mayor would have the power to create and eliminate city departments at will, to condemn privately owned buildings, and to hire and fire all 13,500 city employees, including police officers, with or without cause.
		Under the first Richard "Boss" Daley, the strong mayor of Chicago from 1955 to 1976, council members who didn't see eye to eye with the mayor saw trash pickup in their district reduced to once a month, while the mayor's buddies enjoyed smooth streets and clean parks.
	www.legalpr.com /1-25-05_Angela_Hunt_Mckool_Smith_dallas_mn.html (809 words)

	San Diego Metropolitan - The Language For A ‘Strong Mayor’ Form Of Government For San Diego - December 2003 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-20)
		The Mayor shall nominate the city’s Chief Administrative Officer (previously known as the City Manager) to exercise professional city management; said nominee shall be subject to council confirmation.
		The Mayor shall select the city’s agency and department directors, with the exception of the offices of City Attorney, Auditor, Clerk, Council, Independent Budget Analyst, and the department of personnel.
		The Mayor shall have the power to veto any legislative action of the council, except for the annual tax levy, zoning ordinances, emergency ordinances, ordinances calling elections, and any other ordinance requiring a two-thirds vote of the full council.
	www.sandiegometro.com /2003/dec/coverstory2_burnham.html (893 words)

	Strong mayor plan has a twist \| The San Diego Union-Tribune
		The strong possibility that the maverick councilwoman will prevail in the three-way mayor's race is the talk of the business community.
		The mayor will get the city manager's budget and personnel powers and be removed from the nine-member City Council, which will meet with eight members.
		Roth added that Frye will have to focus on finding support behind the scenes because the mayor won't be a voting member at council meetings after the strong mayor system starts in 2006.
	www.signonsandiego.com /uniontrib/20041105/news_7m5strong.html (819 words)

	City Government
		The change to the Strong Mayor form took place in January 2001, after 40 years under a Council-Manager form of government.
		The Mayor is the head of the executive branch, similar to the governor's role at the state level and the President's role at the federal level.
		The Deputy Mayor, meanwhile, serves in the capacity of the City's chief operating officer.
	www.spokanecity.org /government (168 words)

	Strong mayor, weak race (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-20)
		This city and region have been muddling too long for lack of a strong political leader at the center.
		Mayor Luken, who advises other cities on development, wants a manager focused on growth, able to handle large projects.
		In any case, more will be expected of the first strong mayor than any mayor in seven decades.
	www.enquirer.com /editions/2001/09/09/loc_strong_mayor_weak.html (1041 words)

	Corpus Christi Coastal Bend South Texas news, information, events calendar
		The mayor would become a full-time administrator as well as a symbolic leader, and he or she would exercise vastly more clout than the first-among-equals mayor we now have.
		The strong mayor forces, motivated by such stuff as the controversies over bayfront development, a municipal baseball stadium, and the Packery Channel project, have gone beyond grumbling: They have rounded up the votes necessary to get the issue onto the November ballot.
		Members of the Corpus Christi Taxpayers Association believe that "strong mayor" is prejudicial - that the term in fact has a downright sinister ring to it, and was chosen by City Council members (who decide the wording on ballot items) with the intent of sabotaging the proposed change.
	staging.caller.com /ccct/opinion_columnists/article/0,1641,CCCT_843_1449140,00.html (616 words)

	Burnt Orange Report - Huge South Dallas Opposition Fuels Strong Mayor Defeat
		The opposition in the Black community was fueled by a distrust of mayor Laura Miller regarding her opposition to former mayor Ron Kirk and former Police Chief Terrell Bolton among other issues.
		In 2003 there was a mayoral election in Dallas between Laura Miller (a Democrat and the wife of former State Rep. Steve Wolens, D-Dallas) and Republican Mary Poss.
		Listed third is the turnout by council district in the 2005 election where the strong mayor proposal was rejected by city voters.
	www.burntorangereport.com /archives/003830.html (735 words)

	S.D. strong-mayor measure disputed \| The San Diego Union-Tribune
		San Diego officials were accused yesterday of violating local and state election laws by not using impartial wording in a ballot measure that would shift many of the city manager's powers to the mayor.
		If voters approve the ballot measure, they will give the mayor the power to hire and fire department heads, draft the city's annual budget and veto City Council decisions from 2006 to 2010.
		San Diego was last sued over the language of a ballot measure in March when attorney Bruce Henderson argued that the wording of a measure to increase the hotel room tax was misleading.
	www.signonsandiego.com /uniontrib/20040820/news_7m20ballot.html (450 words)

	Proposition F: Strong Mayor Amendment - San Diego County, CA
		Proposition F: Strong Mayor Amendment - San Diego County, CA This is an archive of a past election.
		The Mayor is the chief elective officer and the City Manager is the chief executive officer.
		The Mayor would have the authority to give direction to all City officers and employees, except those in departments and offices recognized in the Charter as being independent, such as the Council offices, City Attorney, Personnel, Retirement, and the Ethics Commission.
	www.smartvoter.org /2004/11/02/ca/sd/prop/F (712 words)

	Strong-mayor Leadership In Spokane:
		While the mayor retains many executive powers, he or she must sill consult with the city council and receive its approval.
		Chief among them is the “celebrity mayor syndrome.” A strong-mayor, they argue, would be in political debt to financial backers and political supporters (Camden and Mulady), rather than responsive to the people.
		The strong-mayor initiative allows the Mayor to hire and fire a chief or assistant administrative officer that can “assist the mayor, supervise [at] the discretion of the mayor [and] the administrative offices, and perform such other duties as are delegated to the position, from time to time, by the mayor” (Coalition for a New Spokane).
	barney.gonzaga.edu /~cfukai/webfolio/research.htm (2774 words)

	NBC11.com - Politics - Oakland Passes Strong Mayor Initiative
		Oakland Mayor Jerry Brown Tuesday night welcomed the victory of a strong mayor initiative that most people considered a referendum on his leadership of the city over the last five years.
		Measure P makes permanent the strong mayor charter amendment that was approved in 1998, the year Brown was first elected mayor.
		The measure strengthens the mayor's job description by downgrading the city manager's job to city administrator and giving the mayor approval over the hiring and firing of department heads.
	www.nbc11.com /politics/2893100/detail.html (304 words)

	reviewjournal.com -- News: SYSTEM OF GOVERNANCE: Council interested in stron...
		In several conversations with members of the council, Mayor Oscar Goodman has said he wants to discuss a move to the so-called strong-mayor government, used in Chicago, New York City and San Francisco, among other cities, which would place him in charge of the city's day-to-day operations.
		Councilman Larry Brown said it's natural for the mayor and members of the council to look at the boundaries of their authority after reading the violations of city policy and favoritism given to lawmakers on the city payroll described in the auditor's report.
		The mayor and council still control the bureaucracy to some extent because they have the authority to replace the city manager.
	www.reviewjournal.com /lvrj_home/2003/Nov-23-Sun-2003/news/22620680.html (885 words)

	Redmond's 'strong mayor' rule in doubt (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-20)
		Rosemarie Ives has been Redmond's mayor through almost three terms, and the odds are good that she would be running for a fourth were Tuesday's special election not in the way.
		Most notably, her waggles were unable to keep the council from allowing multimillion-dollar development corporations from dinging existing neighborhoods to help pay for the street and utility improvements developers are required to build.
		Bozeman is the former Bellevue city councilman and three-time Bellevue mayor who is a year into his first term as the elected "strong mayor" of Bremerton.
	seattlepi.nwsource.com /local/111048_cholt05.shtml (909 words)

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