Palm Beach County CSE Chapter Alert!

What is a “STRONG MAYOR”?

A County Strong Mayor would have primary responsibility for the administration of County Government. This means one person would have responsibility for all departments and employees including financial
administration and preparation of the county budget, oversight of county funds, and would have overall general control of all county government.
A “Strong Mayor” would create another layer of government and bureaucracy, adding MORE COSTS TO THE TAXPAYERS OF PALM BEACH COUNTY!

A “Strong Mayor” would put too much power in the hands of one person, which would promote bloc voting, and would be controlled by BIG MONEY SPECIAL INTERESTS and would be less accountable to all the constituencies.

A “Strong Mayor” will reduce the importance of YOUR VOTE and your LOCAL COUNTY COMMISSIONER.

The current system distributes power among seven commissioners, which creates more balance, restraint and even-handedness in the decision making process.

If the system is not broken, why fix it. This is a solution in search of a problem, where one does not exist.