Small town city councils in Alaska approve this type of resolution constantly, there has been zero outcry until a few people in Homer decided to exercise the nuclear option of recall because they disagreed with the resolution.  It's ironic that democracy worked in Homer -- the council voted down the resolution based on the public comments, but the petty people against it couldn't let it rest there.  In addition, their bitter nasty recall campaign divided the town far more than the resolution ever did.