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Putnam County committee advances unanimous‑vote requirement to protect term limits for legislators and executive
Summary
The Intergovernmental Relations Committee voted to amend the county charter to require a unanimous vote to change term limits for both county legislators and the county executive, adding an explicit exception that partial appointed terms not count toward maximum service. The measures passed committee and will go to the full legislature for consideration.
The Putnam County Intergovernmental Relations Committee voted in committee to advance local laws that would make it harder for future legislatures to amend or repeal term‑limit rules for both county legislators and the county executive.
Committee members approved an amendment that adds the phrase “with the exception of any partial term” to the charter language and deletes a separate paragraph (identified in the draft as paragraph C). The change, as presented by citizen Dan Birmingham, would require a unanimous vote of the county legislature to amend, modify, or repeal term limits; under current charter language such changes require a two‑thirds…
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