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Commission leans to three-year terms and signals work ahead on term limits
Summary
Commissioners favored three-year terms for mayor and many suggested three-year council terms for continuity; the group tasked the elections subcommittee to draft term-limit and transition language for later meetings.
Commission discussion favored three-year terms for the mayor and generally for council seats to afford continuity and time for officials to become effective. Several commissioners said two-year terms were too short for officials to settle into responsibilities; one commissioner summarized the consensus: "I think the majority of the people feel like 3 is the right number."
Members debated term limits and whether limits should be consecutive or include step-away periods and transitional rules for incumbent officeholders. The commission agreed this topic warrants a subcommittee and detailed transitional language in the elections article to avoid retroactive confusion.
