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Mayor asks Charter Revision Board to consider November elections, primaries, larger commission and stronger-mayor powers
Summary
At the Nov. 6 meeting the mayor urged the board to reopen discussion on election timing and structure, campaign donation limits, commission size and whether to adopt a stronger-mayor form of government.
The mayor attended the Nov. 6 meeting of the Fort Lauderdale Charter Revision Board and urged members to consider several possible charter changes, including whether municipal elections should remain in November, whether the city should reintroduce a primary, whether terms should remain four years, whether the commission should expand, and whether the mayor’s office should have more executive authority.
The mayor said the city has ‘‘an awful lot happening’’ and is ‘‘a growing city,’’ and added that a stronger mayoral role could improve…
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