A Case for Strong Mayor with Paul Ostrow

John is joined by co-host Josh Martin. We begin the show with breaking news (as of last Friday when this was recorded) of the Star Tribune editorial board withdrawing their Mickey Moore endorsement. Then a conversation about Question 1 (aka mayoral control or "strong mayor") with former Minneapolis City Council President Paul Ostrow. Paul is somewhat unusual among question 1 supporters in that he also supports Question 2 (public safety charter amendment). Regarding the City Council and and its relationship to city departments, Paul argues that "14 bosses" is a legitimate and longstanding problem, but isn't a particular problem of the last year and a half. He talks about his experience on the City Council and explains why he's voting yes on Question 2. He thinks it's necessary to remove charter language giving the mayor complete power over the police so that the Council can have legislative control.

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