The List Manager Posted:
PARK BOARD ELECTS CAROL KUMMER TO FILL
5TH PARK DISTRICT SEAT
Minneapolis, MN?March 5, 2003?At its meeting this evening, the members of
the Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board elected Carol Kummer to fill the 5th
park district seat held by Edward Solomon who died following a lengthy
illness. �Kummer was sworn in immediately and will serve until December 31,
2005.
I realize I'm late on this issue, but the absence of comment floors me, and prompts me to quit lurking in the shadows.
Why, on Earth, does the Minneapolis charter allow an elected body to fill its own vacancies? No disrespect to Carol Kummer, the late Ed Solomon, or any other Park Board member intended, but we might as well have allowed the City Council to appoint the new third ward CM.
This is a unit of government that has control over a large budget - we're not talking about figureheads, but a group that holds real control. Given what we know of politics in this city, it seems unconcsionable that a ward should go without elected representation on this board for more than 2 1/2 years.
As for the proposal to reduce the city council: I seek efficiency in government administration, not policy making. When deciding WHAT the law should be, the broadest possible representation is desirable; in my opinion, the city council should include both geographic representation and proportional representation. (Perhaps 10 districts with 5 at-large, proportional reps?)
So exactly how does one get involved with the charter commission?
Steve Campbell Northrop Park Board 5th Ward
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