Sally Capp will depart as Melbourne lord mayor in June, raising questions on whether the city needs a figurehead moving forward.

While praising Ms Capp’s honesty in the media during her tenure, 3AW Drive host Jacqui Felgate wonders whether Melbourne needs a lord mayor at all.

“Personally I like Sally Capp and she always fronted up,” Jacqui said on 3AW.

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“She took over when town hall was in an absolute crisis after the Robert Doyle scandal.”

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