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The city’s next mayor will serve only a one-year term, the council decided Monday.
Councilwoman Libby Cowan proposed shortening the two-year term after seeing how much time previous Mayor Joe Erickson and Mayor Gary Monahan spent at City Hall.
She also said shortening the term would allow more council members the opportunity to serve as mayor, which is largely a ceremonial position.
Monahan, who cast the only dissenting vote, said a mayor should be prepared to work hard.
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