Colorado: Strong mayor system may face ballot initiative
More than 80 people participated in a town hall meeting Wednesday to learn about a proposal to change Colorado Springs’ system of government to a strong-mayor form. “This governance system is not anything new or radical,” said Mary Ellen McNally, a co-chair of Citizens for Accountable Leadership, which is proposing a November ballot initiative. “In fact, it is very similar to the structure … in our U.S. Constitution.”