Would smaller City council be improvement?

Posted on March 1, 2014 in City Hall // 2 Comments

ARMCHAIR MAYOR POLL — Some B.C. City councils are considering reducing their size after this year’s civic elections by electing fewer councillors. Do you think Kamloops City council would be better, smaller? Click on the Poll button in the menu bar and go to the poll to vote.

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2 Comments on Would smaller City council be improvement?

Helen McLean // March 1, 2014 at 9:47 AM // Reply

Quality over quantity?while not an eligible city voter, do you have any similar thoughts on the size of the TNRD board?

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- Mel Rothenburger // March 1, 2014 at 1:23 PM // Reply
  
  The TNRD board is big but the challenge is a little different because of the large geographical area of the region, which is divided up into electoral areas as well as municipalities. If the number of rural directors was decreased, it would mean the remaining ones would have much bigger areas to represent and would likely have trouble serving them adequately. Whereas in the at-large city format, each councillor represents the entire city.
  
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