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Doral council approves ballot language to add lifetime term limits for mayor and council
Summary
Council authorized ballot language for a charter amendment that would impose lifetime term limits—four terms (16 years) for both mayor and councilmembers—with existing remainder and break‑in‑service rules retained; the council voted to send the question to voters.
The Doral City Council voted June 10 to approve charter amendment language that would place lifetime term limits for elected officials before voters.
City Attorney explained the proposal would cap a councilmember’s service at four full terms (16 years) and do the same for the mayor, while preserving a separate remainder rule that requires a break in service after two terms. He said the item mirrors approaches recently adopted by nearby municipalities. Councilors asked clarifying questions about consecutiveness and the city attorney confirmed the four terms are lifetime limits and that a break in service is required after two consecutive terms.
Councilwoman Porz moved approval and the motion passed on a roll‑call vote. The council’s action transmits the proposed charter language to the supervisor of elections for placement on a future ballot for voter consideration.
Why it matters: If voters approve the charter amendment, current and future officials would be subject to lifetime term limits defined in the charter. The council’s action is procedural — it places the question before the electorate rather than changing the charter itself.
Next steps: The clerk was authorized to request county supervisor of elections services to administer the special election and make ballot materials available for inspection as required by charter procedures.
