Onondaga County voters decide this fall if they want their legislators to serve longer, but under limited terms. Lawmakers voted unanimously Friday to change the county charter to extend terms from two to four years but limit serving to three consecutive terms. Any charter change requires a voter referendum.
The proposal has bi-partisan support. For one, Republican Legislator Julie Abbott said, two years goes by too fast before candidates must fundraise and run again.
“You get your feet wet. You start working on a project, you’re in a budget, sometimes you have another job, you have kids and a family, you want to work,” Abbott explained, “But then at some point you’ve got to start to campaign. It’s just the reality of the job. What this allows is you to get in there, you to really sink your teeth in, to really serve your community.”…