{"id":6156,"date":"2023-07-28T14:45:29","date_gmt":"2023-07-28T19:45:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localtalkweekly.com\/?p=6156"},"modified":"2023-07-28T14:45:34","modified_gmt":"2023-07-28T19:45:34","slug":"term-limits-proposed-for-mayor-and-council","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/localtalkweekly.com\/index.php\/2023\/07\/28\/term-limits-proposed-for-mayor-and-council\/","title":{"rendered":"Term Limits Proposed For Mayor and Council"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>ORANGE, NJ <\/strong>&#8211; Last week, the Committee for Term Limits in Orange (CTLO) filed with the City Clerk\u2019s office in Orange City Hall. Its purpose is to place a term-limits binding initiative question for the local offices of mayor and city council for the ballot on Election Day, to be decided on by Orange voters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Documents submitted to the City Clerk\u2019s office included short-form and long-form statements, a proposed resolution and others. If the petition gets enough signatures, the question would be placed on the ballot in the next upcoming general election on November 7, 2023. If voted successfully by the citizens of Orange, term limits \u201cequal to those of the New Jersey state governor\u2019s office,\u201d would be exercised \u201cimmediately and permanently starting January 1, 2024,\u201d as stated in their filed documents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The CTLO is composed of Orange residents Ricky Contant, Marquiso Jean, India Williams, Kweli Campbell, Sharief Williams and Derrick Henry. According to their filed Committee of Petitioners statement, which is necessary before getting signatures for a ballot referendum, they are a \u201cnon-compensated committee, formed without outside interests\u2026by citizens who believe in a better Orange.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The organization wants to put term limits of eight years on both the mayor\u2019s office, and city council seats, like those used for the governor\u2019s office by the state\u2019s Constitution. Other parts of the proposed resolution include a four-year \u201ccooling-off\u201d period. This means officeholders who become ineligible have to wait at least four years before running again. If an incumbent has already served \u201cat least seven years by December 31, 2023, and every year after on the same date,\u201d per the CTLO\u2019s filed statements, they would become disqualified for reelection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIf it\u2019s written into our state papers for its highest office, it\u2019s not unconstitutional,\u201d said Marquiso Jean, a founding member of the CTLO. \u201cTerm limits are taught starting by sixth grade, like the 22nd amendment and the US President\u2019s office, in social studies or history classes statewide. Most high school students already know what term limits are. This shouldn\u2019t be hard to understand or want,\u201d said India Williams, another CTLO member.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The petition also seeks other changes in local government. If the term-limits question is successfully voted by Orange citizens, officeholders already having served seven years would be unable to receive candidate forms for the next round of elections: mayor\/at-large council in 2024, and upcoming ward council elections in the following year. Other proposed changes include former mayor(s) or city council member(s) not being eligible for mayoral appointments to municipal boards like Planning, Zoning, Library Board of Trustees, etc., for at least three years. Also, the petition seeks term limits on the city council presidency of not more than two consecutive years, and other minor revisions to city government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIf \u2018the world\u2019s capital,\u2019 New York City, can have and exercise term limits, why can\u2019t we? This is an objective question that shouldn\u2019t have a problem being passed,\u201d said Kweli Campbell, another CTLO member. \u201c20 to 25 former US Presidents and state governors, about 45-50 past leaders since the 50s in total, in all of their past or present resources, money and access, could have filed groundbreaking, constitutional challenges and couldn\u2019t. It\u2019s not an emotional question, just an application of democracy and government from higher levels. It protects the voters and increases chances for leadership in a decision-making capacity,\u201d said CTLO member Derrick Henry, also a member of the Orange Board of Education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If successful, current incumbents immediately affected by the local term-limits movement would include Mayor Dwayne Warren, City Council President Tency Eason, council members Kerry Coley, Jamie Summers-Johnson, and possibly Adrienne Wooten. To date, Eason is the longest-serving city council member. Per the League of Municipalities website, she was first elected in 2002. Warren was first elected to mayor in 2012, formerly employed by Orange as a research officer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Earlier this week, the organization was contacted by the Orange City Clerk\u2019s office because their petition was cleared to get signatures. In a press-time statement, the group said they are planning events in the \u201cvery immediate\u201d future to get as many signatures as possible to bypass city council, like the Committee for an Elected Orange School Board (CEOSB) successfully did a few years ago. Per the CTLO\u2019s filing, per city code, all signatures from registered voters living in Orange have to be in the City Clerk\u2019s office \u201c81 days before the general election\u201d at close of the Orange city clerk\u2019s office hours. 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