tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976104079088460341.post2106084295792780672..comments2023-12-29T02:07:24.387-05:00Comments on Annapolis Capital Punishment: How Alderman Silverman Came to VotePaul Foerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17224175197986788388noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976104079088460341.post-33746010856525687122010-05-05T13:22:20.144-04:002010-05-05T13:22:20.144-04:00I am not saying that. Things were bad under Moyer,...I am not saying that. Things were bad under Moyer, they appear better under Cohen. They might get better, they might get worse. but we will have the ability to change it by changing the Mayor. The two points I want to make are:<br /><br />1) I mean no disrespect to any past or present Alderman, but this job does not have their full attention. Which means they are often distracted by their "Alex Plinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12610836466448147001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976104079088460341.post-21207712884267107812010-05-05T12:15:04.877-04:002010-05-05T12:15:04.877-04:00Alex
The council manager style works in most citi...Alex<br /><br />The council manager style works in most cities of the size of Annapolis. What you seem to be saying is that the current system, worked well under Moyer and is working well under Cohen? The current system is a system of patronage, and it is that patronage which brought us this council through politicking. With a council-manager style the aldermen would be freed up to focus on Paul Foerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17224175197986788388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976104079088460341.post-20408185004284123832010-05-05T07:28:19.250-04:002010-05-05T07:28:19.250-04:00This is a classic example of why the council-manag...This is a classic example of why the council-manager form of government in Annapolis would be a disaster. As I mentioned in my Hometown Annapolis comment on the subject, Aldermen have too many demands on their time as part time city employees and as a result are not in a position to have a stronger role in the municipal government. So instead of having a city manager responsible to one person we Alex Plinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12610836466448147001noreply@blogger.com