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Batumi19 t1_j3w0hja wrote

Make the job full time but also make the responsibilities full time by transferring some duties from other administrators to the mayor. A mayor shouldn't really be a figurehead anyway.

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MapleChimes OP t1_j3w2tih wrote

It should be left up to the voters to elect a full-time mayor in the next election. Not some last minute deal to get a 5k monthly pension and health benefits for doing a part-time job. He only has 3 years left in his term. When he was re-elected he knew it was a part-time job. But all he needs is 3 years to get that big lifetime payout at the end. This is just a last minute money grab for his retirement. It's for him, not the town. And a 140k salary is absurd compared to mayors in much larger towns.

Edit: He also is not being transparent about what responsibilities he'd be taking on that he didn't do in the past. He says he wants to bring businesses in, but there is a separate committee for that so what have they been doing...

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rockmasterflex t1_j40av78 wrote

100% altering the form of government is something the voters should have input on. You don’t need a full time 140k mayor AND n admin. That’s just silly.

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MapleChimes OP t1_j40w45b wrote

Yes, thank you. There's a petition going around online for the people of this town to sign to make this a referendum question on the ballot for the next mayor election. However, no notice was given about this publicly. One council member posted about it on Facebook which got shared to a town Facebook page I follow, then it showed up in some local news like News12. I'm sure most people in town have no idea about this last minute change. The council votes in less than 1 week. Stinks of some back room private deal.

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TimSPC t1_j3ydrde wrote

It feels like Wayne should have a full time mayor. It's big enough and there's a lot of commerce and whatnot.

Ideally, it would be implemented after the next election.

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