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The Buffalo Common Council will explore a city manager form of governance to replace the office of mayor.

Under such a plan, a city manager would be selected by the nine-member Council in conjunction with the community to "carry out the will of the Council members," University Council Member Rasheed N.C. Wyatt told The Buffalo News.

Wyatt, who has often clashed with Brown, said the impetus for opening up a discussion of a city manager model for Buffalo is not an indictment of Brown. It is an indictment of the current system of governance, which has led to "disinvestment" in poorer neighborhoods in a city that has gotten smaller and poorer, he said.

From 1980 to 2020, the approximate population in Buffalo decreased from 357,870 to 255,000, while the poverty rate grew from 26.1% to 30.1%, Wyatt noted.

It is about this mayor, but theres been numerous mayors before him and Im going back as far as 1980 so you cant put it all on this mayor, but seeing that hes been mayor for 16 years, it does speak to that, said Wyatt, who introduced a resolution recently directing Council staff to produce a report detailing the pros and cons of establishing such a form of government in Buffalo.

The report is due in 90 days, about two weeks before the November mayoral election, in which Brown is waging a write-in campaign after losing the Democratic primary to political upstart India Walton. Any change that eliminates the office of mayor would have to come via a citywide ballot referendum, which would be all but impossible to get on the ballot by November.

The Council, which goes into recess in August, adopted the resolution Tuesday . South Council Member Christopher P. Scanlon voted in the negative, saying a majority of five Council members selecting a city manager instead of "tens of thousands of voters appointing" a mayor could lead to some "nefarious behavior."

Masten Council Member Ulysees O. Wingo Sr. also voted no because if the Council selects a city manager, the Council would become the persons boss, which would eliminate balance of power, he said.

Im not necessarily seeing how this would be any more equitable than what is already in place, Wingo said.

City spokesman Michael J. DeGeorge said, The mayor of Buffalo is the manager of the city.

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racism at it again

Under such a plan, a city manager would be selected by the nine-member Council in conjunction with the community to "carry out the will of the Council members," University Council Member Rasheed N.C. Wyatt told The Buffalo News.

Gee that doesn't sound ominous

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The people elect one socialist to a government position and those in power lose their minds.

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Like how Rob Lowe was in charge of Pawnee even though there was a separate figurehead mayor

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wait how the fuck did a city with ~350k people even get an NFL team?

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This is some legit some Buffalo x8 kinda shit.
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A Major, which a great person, is a must to maintain a City.

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Almost as if these people are interested in power and authority and not democracy.

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I was gonna say, isn't the mayor already the city manager

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hes been mayor for 16 years

Okay, I think I see where they're coming from, but I think this problem can be solved without completely removing the position.

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NightRender posted...

Okay, I think I see where they're coming from, but I think this problem can be solved without completely removing the position.

Wonder how long the city councilors have been around as well...

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NightRender posted...

Okay, I think I see where they're coming from, but I think this problem can be solved without completely removing the position.

I mean, also he lost his primary. So the timing of this is...

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thronedfire2 posted...

wait how the fuck did a city with ~350k people even get an NFL team?

A great man named Ralph Wilson Jr.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_Wilson

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The fact that the Dem/GOP policital party split is still a thing at the municipal level in the US is fucked.
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Bio1590 posted...

The fact that the Dem/GOP policital party split is still a thing at the municipal level in the US is fucked.

I'm not sure what you're saying here, given the article. Basically everyone involved here is a Democrat.

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I would love to see this happen in Chicago, a city manager who carries out the will of the council.

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Interesting timing lol
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The council has granted you the title of mayor

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Antifar posted...

I'm not sure what you're saying here, given the article. Basically everyone involved here is a Democrat.

Oh I know, it's just weird to see "Current mayor will have to run write-in campaign because he lost party primary".

That's a completely foreign concept at the municipal level in Canada.
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creepy

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CableZL posted...

I was gonna say, isn't the mayor already the city manager

Think of it as the difference between a CEO and a COO. The mayor oversees government while the city manager oversees day-to-day operations.

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*Tells leftists/progressives/etc. they should try to win elections if they want an actual say in government.*

"OMFG not like that!!!" *Rat fucks*

-establishment

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thronedfire2 posted...

wait how the fuck did a city with ~350k people even get an NFL team?

How big do you think places like Pittsburg are?

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