By Eli Walsh. Bay City News.
Voters in Redwood City and San Bruno will consider changes this fall to the term limits for each city council.
San Bruno's Measure BB will implement term limits for the City Council and mayor for the first time in more than 30 years. The city has not had term limits for local offices since 1988, when a state court struck down a voter-approved term limit measure originally passed in 1977.
The measure would also limit City Council members to three four-year terms and the mayor to six two-year terms. All officials would be limited to 12 consecutive terms across the council and mayoralty.
The city commissioned a poll earlier this year on reinstating term limits and found support from 65.6 percent of likely voters. It would require a simple amendment to be adopted.
Redwood City's Measure P primarily targets the city's existing two-term limit for mayor.
Currently, the seven-member city council elects one of its members to be the city's mayor, with the title rotating among the council.
Measure P would change the mayor's term to one in an effort to allow more council members, who serve a single four-year term, to serve as mayor of the city.
Both measures are on the Nov. 8 general election ballot. Measure P will require a simple majority to be adopted by Redwood City voters.
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