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Cheektowaga schedules referendum process for townwide term limits; attorney says mandatory referendum required
Summary
The Town Board voted to move a draft local law on term limits to public hearing (scheduled Dec. 30) and discussed timelines for when limits would take effect; town attorney said the town is not subject to preclearance but term limits would require a mandatory referendum.
The Town Board opened a public hearing process on a proposed local law creating term limits for elected town offices (local law intro number 9 of 2025). Council member Filipski, a sponsor of the draft, said she had campaigned on term limits and wants to hear from voters; she noted the town missed an administrative deadline to place the item on a prior referendum but said the board could still hold hearings and refine language.
Supervisor Brian Nowak and several council members discussed technical questions…
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