"I don't think there's two people in the city of Cambridge who think Ken Reeves would stick with Michael Sullivan if Sullivan got four votes," he said.
Furthermore, Koocher said there is a "serious legal question" whether any member of the city council--besides an elected mayor--has the right to sit on the School Committee.
"Expect a suit, and expect a challenge, unless Reeves is elected mayor," Koocher said.
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The city's high school, Cambridge Rindge and Latin, is currently trying to finalize an important redesign of its internal "house"--or school-within-a-school--structure for next year.
The next time the council will have a chance to vote for mayor is its Jan. 31 meeting.