“I’ve yet to hear a compelling reason why moving the council full-time would be in the best interest of Salt Lake City,” writes Blake McClary. “Everything I’m reading points to it being beneficial to the council members themselves.”
There are great time demands of the job, but that’s why we call it public service., including moving to a full-time council model and increasing their pay. This is a bad idea. There are great time demands of the job to be sure, but that’s why we call it public service.. If you look at other cities of our approximate size, many cities that are bigger than us only have a part-time council. Examples include. All of these cities have 50,000 or more citizens than we do.
One potential concession the council is considering is term limits. Although adding term limits could help mitigate the potential downside, a two- or three-term tenure is still eight to 12 years. That’s a lot of time to make a bunch of self-serving decisions.Because Salt Lake City is a blue dot in a red ocean, there are only so many places a Democrat with political ambitions can work in this state. By making this a full-time job, there will be an increase in the demand for this position.
I’ve yet to hear a compelling reason why moving the council full-time would be in the best interest of Salt Lake City. Everything I’m reading points to it being beneficial to the council members themselves. It is not lost on me that serving on city council is a big time commitment and a lot of work. That’s why we call it public service, and I am grateful for their sacrifice.
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