FAQ

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Not every resident will agree with or be satisfied with their elected representative. With one alderman per ward, residents would have a clear line of responsibility: one person whose responsiveness,

No. Much of the City Council’s detailed work is already done in small committees of three or four aldermen before an issue reaches the full Council. A seven-member Council would

The City Council uses four standing committees, each composed of 3 or 4 aldermen. The Council refers almost all of the matters it handles to one of these committees to

The rules that create the committees are currently written for a 14 member council so they will have to be changed. How they are changed is up to the City

At the April 2029 consolidated election, all seven aldermanic seats would be elected, one from eachward. Aldermen elected in 2027 would serve two years rather than the normal four-year term.