The report is due in 90 days, about two weeks before the November mayoral election, in which [current mayor Byron] Brown is waging a write-in campaign after losing the Democratic primary to political upstart India Walton. Any change that eliminates the office of mayor would have to come via a citywide ballot referendum, which would be all but impossible to get on the ballot by November.
This doesn't look very cut and dry. This hasn't been put on a ballot, and it'd have to pass a citywide referendum. If India Walton can win the general election for mayor, she could probably win that referendum, too.
Also worth noting is that the article barely mentions Walton and portrays this mostly as a pissing match between the council and the current mayor (a 16-year incumbent). If Walton wins a clear victory, I doubt this will go anywhere. It's probably (1) a middle finger to the current mayor, and (2) a contingency for if the mayoral election winds up with the winner skating by with 35% of the vote or something.
This doesn't look very cut and dry. This hasn't been put on a ballot, and it'd have to pass a citywide referendum. If India Walton can win the general election for mayor, she could probably win that referendum, too.
Also worth noting is that the article barely mentions Walton and portrays this mostly as a pissing match between the council and the current mayor (a 16-year incumbent). If Walton wins a clear victory, I doubt this will go anywhere. It's probably (1) a middle finger to the current mayor, and (2) a contingency for if the mayoral election winds up with the winner skating by with 35% of the vote or something.
Yeah, I noticed all that too, but just didn't have the energy to point it out. You are right, tho.