Utica Common Council discusses new legislation regarding term limits again

Utica Common Council discusses new legislation regarding term limits again Wednesday night.

Regarding term limits for city officials.

News channel 2's caitlin irla joins us live in the studio to tell us about the new legislation that was discussed tonight.

Good evening jason.

Term limits for city officials have been discussed at the last two council meetings.

It's clear that most of the council members want to go back to eight year term limits, they just have different ideas.

In 1992, the people of utica voted by an overwhelming margin to place term limits on elected officials.

They voted to limit the mayor, the comptroller, the common council president, and council members to 8 years in any one position.

In 2017, the council voted for a new law that over-rode that referendum and extended term limits to 12 years.

Three council members have now proposed term limit legislation.

Frank meola's is the only one that wasn't voted down.

His legislation would reinstate the 8 year terms... but it would also grandfather in those on the council who were re-elected pursuant to the 2017 law.

"it'll be effecting the council after this for what they'll be running to.

So if you win in 2021, in 2023 if you run you run for a different term it always afforded certain people, like the comptroller, councilman williamson, councilman lomedico, councilman mcniel, to run under the terms that they thought they'd be running on in 2019."

The legislation is now on the table... which means it could be voted on at the next meeting on december 16th.

If the council passes it, there would have to be a public hearing, and then the mayor could either sign or veto the legislation.

Jason, back to you.

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