Edgerton leaders are proposing to change their geographically-based aldermanic representative form of city government to an "At-Large" system. Currently, Edgerton (Pop. 5,500) has three districts with two alders elected from each.
Apparently, as it goes with nearly all of these changes aimed at weakening democracy, incumbents would have his/her power structure protected no matter where they live in the city.
WCLO Excerpt:
Lund says it makes sense since elected council members represent the entire city anyway. Lund says it’d also be a little cheaper to produce the ballots, and would allow any representative to move within the city without having to resign from the council. The topic was broached at a recent council meeting with mixed opinion among members. Lund says the resolution will likely be on the September 4th meeting agenda if all the council members can be present.
"At-Large" is the ultimate gerrymander for elected representatives to choose their own constituents by blurring the lines under the false premise of representing the entire population. Cities have mayors for that. States have governors for that.
Instead of representing their neck of the woods in the body politic, At-Large is a cop-out from democracy and a fear of diversity replaced by centralized single interest rule. Like in Janesville.
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