The town of Rocky Mount is asking for term limits for Christmas. But lawmakers in Richmond don’t seem inclined to make that holiday wish come true.
For the third time since 2023, Rocky Mount’s leadership is seeking to implement term limits for its mayor and council via a revised town charter. Should the proposed charter receive majority approval in the General Assembly, Rocky Mount would become the first town in the commonwealth with such term limits.
Spearheading this drive is Rocky Mount Mayor Holland Perdue, who campaigned heavily on the issue. Every year since he took office in January 2023, he has unsuccessfully sent a request to Richmond for a new town charter with a provision limiting a person from being elected to the same office for no more than three consecutive terms.
This year will be no different…