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Charter amendment to impose lifetime term limits sparks debate; amendment fails, item continued to Feb. 3
Summary
Supervisor Mahmoud introduced a charter amendment to convert existing consecutive term limits into lifetime two‑term limits for mayor and supervisors. A Walton amendment to extend lifetime limits to additional offices failed 4–7; the board voted 8–3 to continue the charter amendment to Feb. 3 for further consideration.
Supervisor Mahmoud told colleagues he proposed a charter amendment to close what he described as a loophole that allows officeholders to return after a break in service, and that the measure is intended to allow generational change and send a message about good governance.
The proposal prompted extended floor debate. Supervisor Walton called the measure ‘‘a solution in…
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