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Bill: Local Government Bureaucracy Reduction Proposal
Details
Submitted by[?]: We Say So! Party
Status[?]: passed
Votes: This is an ordinary bill. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: December 3024
Description[?]:
| In order to reduce the cost of Government bureaucracy the position of Mayor will be removed from local Government statutes. Local Councils will, once again, be imbued with the powers of the electorate and will continue to operate local Government services as before. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The appointment of mayors.
Old value:: Citizens elect their mayor directly in a local election.
Current: Citizens elect their mayor directly in a local election.
Proposed: The municipal councils exercise mayoral powers.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 20:32:28, November 02, 2010 CET | From |  Democratic Dictatorship Party | To | Debating the Local Government Bureaucracy Reduction Proposal |
| Message | Who are the municipal council elected/appointed by? |
| Date | 23:08:14, November 02, 2010 CET | From | We Say So! Party | To | Debating the Local Government Bureaucracy Reduction Proposal |
| Message | Generally municipal Councils are elected in a local election, often at the same time as a General election, although this can be added as a standalone statuate should the DDP feel it necessary. |
| Date | 00:14:22, November 03, 2010 CET | From | Democratic Dictatorship Party | To | Debating the Local Government Bureaucracy Reduction Proposal |
| Message | So what's the difference between electing a mayor and electing a municipal council? |
| Date | 09:07:02, November 03, 2010 CET | From | We Say So! Party | To | Debating the Local Government Bureaucracy Reduction Proposal |
| Message | As stated in the bill descriptor, it's primarily a cost issue but it's also to make local decisions more democratically accountable. A Mayor can't act without a council but a council can act without a mayor. |
| Date | 14:09:29, November 03, 2010 CET | From | Democratic Dictatorship Party | To | Debating the Local Government Bureaucracy Reduction Proposal |
| Message | Fair enough. |
| Date | 14:28:17, November 03, 2010 CET | From | We Say So! Party | To | Debating the Local Government Bureaucracy Reduction Proposal |
| Message | We thank the DDP for their support. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes |
Total Seats: 400 | ||
| no | Total Seats: 0 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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