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Heath council amends ordinance to make newly adopted term limits retroactive
Summary
Following a high-turnout petition and a post-election debate over ballot language, the Heath City Council voted unanimously to amend its ordinance so the recently adopted council and mayor term limits apply retroactively to prior service.
The Heath City Council voted unanimously Oct. 28 to amend the city's ordinance so that the term limits it adopted earlier this year apply retroactively, including to current officeholders.
Mayor Jeremiah McClure and multiple council members described the background: petitioners submitted pages and signatures seeking specific term limits — four two-year terms (eight years) for councilmembers, two two-year terms (four years) for mayor, and a 12-year combined cap in any combination of offices. The petition language and how it was presented created…
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