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Oviedo committee leans toward four-year council terms, asks staff to refine ballot language
Summary
The Oviedo Charter Review Committee discussed a draft amendment to change council terms from two to four years, heard legal limits on ballot wording and election-cost estimates (one member cited roughly $65,000 for an off‑year election), and signaled a strong majority preference to include a four-year option in its final report.
The Oviedo Charter Review Committee on March 11 reviewed draft ballot and charter language proposing to change city council terms from two years to four and generally signaled support for placing the measure in the committee's final report to the City Council. Staff advised the committee on state requirements for ballot language, and members debated the policy trade-offs of continuity versus electoral accountability.
Staff presented a draft ballot title and summary and noted statutory constraints: a ballot title should be 15 words or less and the ballot…
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