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Montezuma County commissioners reopen discussion on elected-official term limits, consider ballot approach
Summary
Commissioners discussed revisiting term limits for county elected officials (clerk and recorder, treasurer, assessor, sheriff and district attorney), said changes require specific ballot language per office, and agreed to research other counties' approaches and clerk's guidance before drafting voter questions.
Montezuma County commissioners on Feb. 9 reopened a discussion about term limits for county elected offices, debating whether to retain, broaden or eliminate caps on terms for positions such as clerk and recorder, treasurer, assessor, sheriff and district attorney.
Unidentified Speaker 1 said term limits enacted in past years have led to vacancy risks in specialized, statutorily driven roles and proposed…
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