City councilor would bring back elected School Committee, sort of

By adamg - 1/18/13 - 8:52 am

The Dorchester Reporter details a proposal by City Councilor Frank Baker (Dorchester) to create a School Committee consisting of a mix of three elected members and four appointed by the mayor. The Reporter notes the proposal would need the signature of the mayor, no fan of Baker's or elected school-committee members, before going to the state legislature.

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Five years after any change,

By NotWhitey - 1/18/13 - 1:03 pm
#1

Five years after any change, someone would be demanding a new change of the 'old' system.

4 vs 3

By Lunchbox - 1/18/13 - 6:45 pm
#2

So the mayor appoints 4 puppets, who out-vote the 3 democratically elected committee members every time. I don't see the point.

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