
ROTHENBURGER: Dr. Armchair has a surefire cure for chronic councillitis
DO YOU HAVE a bad case of councillitis, one that keeps coming back every Tuesday?
Are you on a City council that feels logy and sluggish, that suffers from head fog interspersed with periods of intense agitation?
The good news is there’s help for that. Dr. Armchair’s special formula is guaranteed to make you feel better or your money back. In fact, it’s free. And it comes in a neatly wrapped package of five fast-acting remedies.
REMEDY NUMBER ONE: If you’re the mayor, consider that the system moves slowly and cautiously most of the time. If you have an idea, think about the journey, not just the objective. When you put a motion forward, throw in a few “whereases” to explain what it’s about. Better yet, do some consultation/ lobbying ahead of time so you can generate at least some understanding of it, and maybe even support for it, before it comes up for a decision.