In a piece of City Council action that received little fanfare or attention, the 7th Ward's Alderman Frank Wsoooool man managed to get his ubiquitously ass-covering Council peers to agree to place a referendum question on the November election ballot asking voters to decide whether or not they want to stagger the election terms for Park Ridge aldermen.
Journal & Topics: Referendum to Decide On Staggered Terms
However, we do suspect that the unanimous support of the Council was given in part because it may be that some of these Aldermen believe they are guaranteed to serve the full 4-year terms to which they were elected.
It seems to us that Ald. Wsol understands not only the importance of Council experience, but also the greater importance of ensuring the election process allows the citizens of Park Ridge to benefit from that experience.
We hope that any opinion received from the State's Attorney General will allow for the staggered elections to begin in 2009. But even if that doesn't happen, we offer our PRUdos to the 7th Ward's Wsoooool man for taking the long view on the best interests of Park Ridge voters.
And we hope the voters of Park Ridge take advantage of this opportunity.
May 8, 2008
PRUdos to the Wsolman!
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6 comments:
PRU---am I confused, or do I recall that not ALL of the Aldermonkeys were "elected"--some were hand-chosen by Howie, yes?
All of the current council were elected. However, most were hand-chosen to run by Mayor Howard.
Ald. Allspaghetti, a campaign contributor to Frimark's mayoral bid, was originally appointed to his position as alderman in the 4th.
ah, yes. I remember it now.
How many signatures does one need to collect to get a question on the ballot?
If we can't get a recall, how about making the mayor's term every two years, and to council every 4, with staggered terms?
It may not be a recall, but it would lessen the pain.
DOn't forget that Allspaghetti was a contributor both pre-appointment and immediately post-appointment. Sure sounds like a down-payment and then the balance upon performance.
Nice Hat and glasses - Frank!
Looks like the southside of Pk too!
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