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Council amends internal rules to allow leaders two consecutive one-year terms
Summary
Trenton City Council amended Ordinance 25-64 to permit the president and vice president to succeed themselves but limited both offices to no more than two consecutive one-year terms; the introduction passed after roll-call votes with one abstention on final vote.
Trenton City Council voted to amend its internal rules by introducing Ordinance 25-64 with changes that permit the council president and vice president to succeed themselves but limit either office to no more than two consecutive one-year terms.
The change is meant to balance rotation of leadership with continuity, council members said, after a lengthy debate about whether the presidency should be strictly rotated annually or allow incumbents to serve a…
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