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Just a thought, they did not enact the term limitations on strong-mayor until the end of Dave Fischer's term, so presumably he could run again!
The Worst Election Ever Peter Schorsch 2009
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Remember, he said Laura Miller was like Hitler for advocating a strong-mayor form of government.
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Voters will get another shot at a strong-mayor proposal in November.
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Put a real mayor in charge with a strong-mayor reform.
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One more interesting quote from the Q&A session: In response to a question about changing Tulsa's form of government, Neal said, "When you don't have a strong mayor, and you have a strong-mayor system, you run into problems."
Whirled editor Neal: Responsible dissent is beyond our Ken - BatesLine 2005
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The strong-mayor and city-manager types became the most widely used examples of the former.
Interpretations of American History Gerald N. Grob 1967
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In giving concrete shape to this model in the strong-mayor, commission, and city-manager plans, reformers engaged in the elaboration of the processes of rationalization and systematization inherent in modern science and technology.
Interpretations of American History Gerald N. Grob 1967
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The strong-mayor and city-manager types became the most widely used examples of the former.
Interpretations of American History Gerald N. Grob 1967
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In giving concrete shape to this model in the strong-mayor, commission, and city-manager plans, reformers engaged in the elaboration of the processes of rationalization and systematization inherent in modern science and technology.
Interpretations of American History Gerald N. Grob 1967
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Thompson argued in court papers that under Pennsylvania law, Harrisburg is a city with a strong-mayor form of government, meaning the City Council can authorize a filing but only the mayor can sign the court documents and actually file the case.
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