A letter by Deputy Mayor Paul Hubert is suggesting London should have a full time council.
The letter is addressed to the strategic policy and priorities committee and also calls for ward boundaries to be redrawn.
"After much reflection and observation, I have come to the conclusion that the modus operandi of municipal council is not sustainable," he writes.
Hubert says that council and committee meetings often run late into the evening and other meetings are held during the day.
"Furthermore, the level of engagment required to meet the demands of a growing city and the desire by constituents for communication through many channels has increased dramatically," the letter states.
He'd like the number of councillors reduced to 10 as well.
He is asking administration to report to the strategic policy committee within 60 days with a draft plan to see what steps would need to be taken.
Hubert is also asking that the report look at increasing remuneration "substantially" to reflect that the role of councillor would be the primary employment focus of members.
While Hubert says he hasn't suggested having a full time council in the past and likes the idea of diverse employment backgrounds on council, the fact that many councillors have other jobs makes the role of councillor more difficult.
"My letter's meant to be provocative. It's meant to stimulate a conversation. It's meant to have council turn their mind to the quesiton and at the end of the day, it's their decision and in consultation with the community, we'll figure out what the next steps are," Hubert tells CTV News.
Coun. Michael Van Holst says the letter may be premature.
"We've set the public with the task of doing a review of compensation and that report hasn't come back yet. So we've got a committee that's determining what council should be paid," he said.
