By Erin Durkin
A candidate for City Council speaker has drafted a bill to extend term limits for the Council to three terms.
Councilman Jumaane Williams plans to introduce the legislation by the
end of the year to allow Council members to serve three four-year terms
instead of the current two, if voters approve the idea in a referendum.
Williams is among eight candidates running for Council speaker — all of whom have said they’d support giving their fellow pols a third term.
“This is only about what’s best for the city and best for good
government,” said Williams (D-Brooklyn), who plans to release the bill
Monday as part of a broader proposal outlining his plans for the
speakership.
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Source: The New York Daily News (via The Empire Report)
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