Reviewers question charter’s mayoral judicial powers and consider term limits
The working group discussed removing or clarifying the mayor’s judicial powers (mayor’s court), citing cost and statutory requirements for magistrates, and heard a proposal to add lifetime term limits (five terms) for mayor — members were split and asked for legal research.
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Charter reviewers spent a portion of the meeting examining Section 2.05’s judicial powers and whether Norton should retain language permitting a mayor’s court. Mayor Zeta joined the meeting to recount the city’s former mayor’s court and recommended removing or qualifying those powers in the charter.
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