Common Council has the authority to make things happen at City Hall, not the Mayor and individual councillors on their own.
That, from former City Finance Commissioner Darryl Wilson who cautions against Council getting into the nitty gritty, day to day operations of the city.
He tells CHSJ News it’s up to Council to establish what the expectations are for the fire service, as an example, by deciding what level of response time it wants.
Wilson adds Council will have to balance what it would like to see with what it’s willing to pay in order to achieve that. Then it’s up to City Manager, Fire Chief and staff to come up with options.
He maintains the City Manager is the most important employee at City Hall.
