Term limits will be on the ballot when Onondaga County voters go to the polls in November, after county lawmakers voted unanimously Friday to put a decision on the issue in the public’s hands.
The referendum will make two changes from the way things stand now. First, terms for legislature members will go from two to four years. Second, they would be limited to running no more than three consecutive terms, or 12 years.
Legislature Chairman Tim Burtis said it’s been 40 years since there’s been any change like this, and keeping it simple made the difference…