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Originally Posted by MegaErtz
Does the mayor run the city though? Of course they're the public face of things, but in reality, many unelected positions have far greater influence on how things are run, and the mayor is basically an at-large councillor, with no more say than any of the other fourteen.
I think most people would say that Mayor Nenshi was a successful mayor, especially early on in his eleven year tenure, but if you were listening closely to what his goals were back in the summer of 2010, he's been successful in achieving almost none of them, despite being incredibly popular. He just couldn't seem to get seven other votes for any of the big stuff.
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You're right. We should all elect the least experienced, biggest tool of the top 3 candidates. Farkas it is. And yes the bureaucrats run the show, but the City Manager is appointed by Council, and reports to them.
Didn't Nenshi run largely on developers paying their "fair share" and enabling secondary suites?
I though bylaws were passed to improve the pool of units available for suites, and to levy developers for wastewater and treatment infrastructure.