> with actual democratic feedback on the success of such provided services
The Chicago political machine is calling. They want your jobs. All of your jobs.
Wait until you’re doing a great job but have the wrong political take on a situation.
Make sure you’re regularly doing favors for people and giving out what freebies you can so you stay in office during the next cycle.
It sounded great in the post, but democracy is hard so don’t expect an easy answer.