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Mount Vernon charter forum outlines proposal to shift to city manager form of government
Summary
The Mount Vernon Charter Review Commission presented a proposal to replace a strong mayor model with a professional city manager, explaining how the change would separate policy-making from day-to-day administration and when it would take effect if approved by voters.
The Mount Vernon Charter Review Commission presented a proposal May 8 for voters to consider shifting the city from a strong-mayor system to a city manager form of government.
The proposal would make the mayor a voting member of the city council who presides at meetings and performs ceremonial duties while a professionally hired, nonpolitical city manager would handle daily operations such as budgets, personnel and public works. Gabriel Thompson, an advisory board member…
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