Term Limits Will Be on November Ballot
City voters will decide in November whether to impose term limits on City Council members.
The council voted Tuesday to ask residents whether members should be limited to two consecutive four-year terms. (They may serve any number of nonconsecutive terms.)
Councilman Gary Monahan, who has been the major proponent of the idea, said: “I think some people get entrenched in these positions. It’s important to have fresh blood.”
But Councilwoman Sandra L. Genis and Councilwoman Mary Hornbuckle oppose the measure.
“I sort of believe that when it comes to elected officials . . . if you don’t like them, you vote them out,” Genis said.
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