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Commission debates giving the mayor formal role as presiding officer; stops short of adding powers
Summary
Members debated whether to designate the mayor as the citywide presiding officer with authority to set and drive council discussion, while keeping the mayor’s lack of managerial authority intact; the commission asked members to consider options ahead of future drafting.
Commissioners discussed whether to change the charter so the mayor — elected citywide — would serve as the presiding officer of the city council, with the ability to propose citywide initiatives but not to exercise executive authority over administration.
Joel Thibodeaux proposed that because the mayor is elected citywide, the mayor should “serve as the presiding officer of city council,” removing the mayor from the executive branch while leaving the…
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