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legalpretzel t1_iwmyskz wrote

Reply to comment by Apprehensive-Mode-45 in Eric Batista Hired As New Worcester City Manager by guybehindawall

This is yet another reason why a strong mayor system is a better form of government for a city the size of Worcester. The electorate should get the deciding vote on who runs the city, not the city council. Sure, at the end of their terms we can vote them out for not even trying, but it doesn’t revolve the fact that the city manager is untouchable via public mandate.

And Batista may very well be the best person for the job, but he also might not be.

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Apprehensive-Mode-45 t1_iwn0mo8 wrote

Totally agree here. This form of government is just not working well for Worcester.

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guybehindawall OP t1_iwn8rat wrote

Well it's not working because too many of the entrenched councilors aren't willing to do anything approaching "leadership". This might be an unpopular opinion, but I'm not sure that would necessarily change with a strong mayor system. We need better councilors before anything else!

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Apprehensive-Mode-45 t1_iwnooxh wrote

That is a very good point! Would love to continue to see new faces on the city council that are smart and take the job seriously.

Also in favor of time limits for councilors speaking as well. If you can’t make your point clearly in 2 minutes - your mic gets cut. 😂 The usual suspects blather on forever with no direction. It’s exhausting to listen to.

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