Reader response to Rethinking City Council
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Reader response to Rethinking City Council
Daily News readers respond to City Council op-ed:
RE YOUR op-ed on rethinking City Council:
The ideas are intriguing. Non-partisan elections and term limits would be a good start. Consolidating districts and elimination of the at-large seats would also be good. This way, there's no party dominance and many dollars would be saved via reduced staffing. Term limits would bring in fresh ideas.
The saved dollars could be allocated to hire police and firefighters plus provide additional education programs with some left for tax cuts.
Thomas G. Lutek, Philadelphia
Comments (1)
Term Limits is a great start also Do away with the District seats not the at-large . Make all seats at-large along with a term limit of no more than 16 years. Make it so anyone who runs for council is on the same ballot column no party markings the top 25 vote getters in the primary move on to the general election with the top 17 winning the seats. The top vote getter in the general becomes the president of council. This way all members of city council will have to answer to the whole city not just one area. RECALL City Councilman W. Wilson Goode Jr. slonaker.4.council.at.large@gmail.com Matthew Slonaker Sr. Ward Leader 33rd Ward Republican Republican Committee Person 33/14 ELECT MATTHEW SLONAKER Sr. COUNCIL AT LARGE 2011 I WILL MAKE TERM LIMITS A PRIORITY. http://www.phillyblog.com/philly/politics/— matt33
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