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Tuesday, January 06, 2009

Hermantown Mayor breaks tie.

I have many times wondered why we don't do the same thing here for a vacant seat. The Hermantown Mayor broke a tie by the city council. He made the tie breaking vote for his empty council seat.

Why can't Duluth do that. Now the fact is with the current mayor it may or may not be some one I like he would have chose but it seems like a better way to do things. I like it better then an instant run off.

The problem it does open up is favor tism to one over the other yet that is what the council is dong well voting as well.

Here is part of why the Hermantown Mayor chose Stauber.

Boucher, who had served on the council with both Stauber and Thielen, said both candidates were highly qualified but that he chose Stauber in part because “he made me a better councilor.”

Read more at the Duluth News Tribune. www.duluthnewstribune.com

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