Braude said the proposal would not create a stronger mayor, but would merely make the election system more efficient and democratic.
"It would not formally change the power of the mayor," Braude said. "It would merely take it away from the nine of us."
Both Toomey and Braude stated that the current system causes delays in forming the council's committees--where the bulk of council work
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is done--while also creating tension between councillors.
But Sullivan attacked Toomey and Braude's contention that the
current system had problems. He said instead that councillors not being
truthful and straightforward with each other during the voting process led
to the delays.
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