“Under the plan of government, the city manager has complete control.”
Worcester, MA-The Radio Worcester Radio Round table discussion covered three main topics. It began with an in-depth analysis of the Worcester Human Rights Commission’s role and effectiveness following the abrupt resignation of its chair, Guillermo Creamer. The panelists debated the commission’s historical loss of power and its current frustrations with the city manager’s authority.
Randy Feldman on the core frustration of serving on the commission: “Do you really want to serve if you don’t have any real power? That’s what it really comes down to… you don’t have any authority to make any real change. And if that’s the case, do people want to continue to be civically engaged in that way with the city or are there other avenues of civic engagement that would lead to greater change that make more sense?”…