Term Limit Petitions Circulated

Proponents of an initiative that would limit elected officials in Inglewood to three consecutive terms in office have begun circulating petitions to get the measure on the ballot next June.

Curren D. Price Jr., founder of Inglewood Citizens for Reasonable Reform, asked the City Council on Tuesday to place the proposed city Charter amendment on the ballot without requiring the initiative procedure. But he vowed to gather enough signatures if the council takes no action.

Council members did not discuss the proposal at Tuesday’s meeting. However, Councilman Anthony Scardenzan has spoken out against the measure, and the other three council members have argued that the petition process should decide whether the measure is placed on the ballot.

“I wouldn’t care if they limited people’s terms to one,” Mayor Edward Vincent said after the meeting. “I think if the people want it, they should do it.”