Quote Originally Posted by townonenorth View Post
I think that a city manager form of government is more efficient, letting him or her pick the staff would be a far better call.
100% agreement.

Here in Warren Mayor James Fouts immediately lined city hall with his campaign staff and supporters. Fouts' neighbor made all his campaign signs for free, and in exchange for it he now runs a city department and has a city car. That's just one of MANY examples.

City Manager form of government cuts out a lot of the BS politics and provides stability for city workers, so their department heads aren't changing every four years.