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Member
Username: Zulu_warrior
Post Number: 2190
Registered: 10-2003
Posted From: 68.251.27.41
| | Posted on Monday, September 26, 2005 - 10:26 am: |    |
As it stands now, if the primary numbers held up, the next city council would again be 7 women and 2 men.
Does this matter? I have heard people say that there were too many women on this last council. Do you agree?
Should the council be more balanced, say 4 men and 5 women, or should this even matter? |
Merchantgander
Member
Username: Merchantgander
Post Number: 923
Registered: 01-2005
Posted From: 150.198.150.245
| | Posted on Monday, September 26, 2005 - 10:34 am: | |
I want 9 people that have a clue on the council. The council is unbalanced because you don't have enough people that understand finance and business in general. To many social workers. |
Ilovedetroit
Member
Username: Ilovedetroit
Post Number: 1170
Registered: 02-2005
Posted From: 63.149.5.130
| | Posted on Monday, September 26, 2005 - 10:59 am: | |
Merchant I agree with you to some extent - however, the council's main purpose is as a legislative body to write and implement legislature. While I agree that busines is good - I would like to see more attorney's on the council. With McPhail exiting we will not have any attorneys on council and I don't believe any of the finalist are lawyers. BUT remember the Detroit City Council has little power - Detroit is heavily based mayoral form of government.
Thanks |