Do you think a strong mayor council works best for US cities?

if yes Why?

Public Comments

1. Yes, the closer you get to the immediate community the better and more specific the law can benifit the whole.
2. It's fine for larger cities, where you're always likely to have people with both the inclination to run for governor and the experience and skillset to pull it off. For smaller cities, that becomes less likely, so a weak mayor system with a city manager becomes more attractive.
3. It doesn't work that well here (Memphis).
4. Anything that puts control of cities back in the hands of local government and out of the hands of the federal government will benefit cities. The problem is that control is a part of the federal funding package. The feds say, "We'll give you money, but we will decide what's best for you". The successful communities are those who say, "Keep your money. We'll decide what's best for us." This especially works well in school districts who want to reform without the federal government dictating how they will do it.