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Kent council adopts ordinance narrowing term limits to land‑use and DEIB boards
Summary
The council adopted Ordinance 4537 to remove term limits for most advisory boards while keeping six‑year caps for the Land Use & Planning Board and the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging (DEIB) board; city attorney Tammy White said the change extracts term‑limit language into a single code section for easier future amendment.
The Kent City Council on April 7 adopted Ordinance 4537, amending city code to limit the application of term limits for appointed boards and commissions to only the Land Use & Planning Board and the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB) board.
City Attorney Tammy White told the council…
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