audience member: so what failed? (re: lack of clarity in roles related to A12) panelist: “i wasn’t in the room.”
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law prof: “there is no independent staff that is responsive to the council. the staff is the city manager’s staff”
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almost every one of these question askers is just someone’s grandpa who got sidetracked telling you a story you didn’t want to hear. except they’ve been given a microphone and a captive audience.
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last audience q: hell yeah jalane! asking about council salary. says it’s $15k, sitting councilwoman kathy galvin yells “it’s 14!” this low salary means most folks running are wealthy, keeps others out of office.
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richmond: “lets be honest, these are not part time jobs” “you don’t do it for the money” jalane: “you can’t eat commitment!” richmond: “if you up the salary, you’ll see people run for the salary not for the service” yes but as it stands, only wealthy people can afford to serve!
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lynchburg: “if you pay higher salary, are you not in danger of creating professional politicians and we all know how they are thought of” richmond: councils are worried about blowback of proposing raises
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kathy galvin, sitting council member, at the mic: current salary is $14k, general assembly caps it at $18k. council is raising salary to $18k in july.
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let me be clear: i don’t give a shit about a raise for folks like signer or galvin. but people like nikuyah often can’t even run because they need to FEED THEIR FAMILIES. folks who aren’t wealthy don’t even have the option of serving in these roles if they want to pay rent, too.
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richmond: “it boils down to confidence” (??) says he’s worked with city managers who refuse to cooperate, mock councilors. richmond city manager can be fired by mayor, not council. their system is very expensive, staff keeps expanding.
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i wasn’t really sure before but the last two hours have made me a goddamn anarchist.
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