Term Limits For Council Members Approved By Roswell

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Roswell, GA -- If you’re going to impose term limits for one elected official, why not make it a rule for all?

That seems to be the sentiment behind the Roswell City Council’s latest move. Council members on Monday voted 4-2 to approve a resolution to amend the charter to allow the change, this time pertaining to themselves.

Council members Nancy Diamond and Jerry Orlans voted against the measure.

The change, which has to be enacted by the Georgia General Assembly, would add language to limit the number of terms a person may hold on the City Council to three, consecutive full terms “provided that no elected terms served prior to 2017 shall be counted toward such limits, and that this enactment shall be prospective in nature and limit only future consecutive full terms of Council,” according to the resolution.

Currently, Roswell has no term limits for Council members. The resolution’s passage comes on the heels of the City Council last month voting to approve a resolution asking state legislators to impose term limits on the office of mayor.

See also:

• Jury To Hear Roswell Mayor Term Limit Lawsuit
• Resident Files Lawsuit To Remove Jere Wood From Office
• Roswell Leaders Back Resolution Clarifying Term Limits For Mayor

Resident Michael Litten filed lawsuit in December alleging Mayor Jere Wood violated the City Charter when he decided to seek a fifth, four-year term as mayor in 2013. A Fulton County jury will hear the case at 10 a.m. Monday, March 7.

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