tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post4634191364754998195..comments2024-03-28T14:27:01.467-04:00Comments on MOLOVINSKY ON ALLENTOWN: City Hall Bloatmichael molovinskyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12581039755319742687noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post-33154638297407925512008-12-04T19:56:00.000-05:002008-12-04T19:56:00.000-05:00"they have yet to question all the additional admi..."they have yet to question all the additional administrative positions added by this mayor"<BR/><BR/>But can they?<BR/><BR/>Allentown operates as a third-class city code of Pennsylvania with the strong Mayor-City Council form of. A Home Rule charter was adopted by the voters in 1996.<BR/><BR/>Councilmember Frye, in San Diego describes it in this way: <BR/>http://www.sandiego.gov/citycouncil/cd6/pdf/fryelights/fryelightssept06.pdf<BR/><BR/>In the strong-mayor form the mayor is given almost total administrative authority and a clear, wide range of political independence, with the power to appoint and dismiss department heads without council approvalAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com