What does local meritocratic initiatives look like?

Say for instance a city council was ran by meritocrats. What would that look like. What would Meritocracy look like in your city? what would you want to achieve in your town? What issues are people most concerned with in your community?
Do you know? How many people are unemployed? How many are barely getting by? How can a city ran by meritocrats help the people in your community?