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Hillsborough Charter Review Board abandons effort to change BOCC term limits, declines to reopen district vote
Summary
The Charter Review Board voted to leave Board of County Commissioners term limits unchanged and opted not to reconsider a prior vote on seven single-member districts; the panel also set a January meeting for staff to provide a written analysis of a local bill filed in Tallahassee.
The Hillsborough County Charter Review Board on Dec. 9 voted to abandon its effort to change term limits for the Board of County Commissioners and declined to reopen a recent vote on single-member districts, leaving the county's current charter language intact.
During a lengthy discussion about a local bill filed in Tallahassee that would alter BOCC composition, board members debated whether to pursue a local charter amendment or allow the legislative process and a potential voter referendum to play out. Mary Helen, the board's attorney, told members that state statute requires the school board to pay for a referendum it initiates and directs the county commission to place the measure on the…
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