JANUARY 5 - 18, 2018 • VOL. 10 — NO. 1
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Commission recommends term limits, pay raises for mayor, council BY DYANA BAGBY dyanabagby@reporternewspapers.net
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Term limits and a slight increase in pay for the mayor and City Council are among the recommended changes to Brookhaven’s charter as part of its mandated five-year review. Rebecca Chase Williams, former mayor and vice chair of the Charter Review Commission, made a presentation at the City Council’s Dec. 12 work session outlining some of the recommended changes. The council will have to approve the recommendations and the General Assembly also has to approve the changes before they can go into effect. The city is required by state law to undergo a charter review every five years. The current charter has no term limits for council members and a two-term limit for the mayor. Williams said the commission wants to have the mayor and council all be limited to three terms, or 12 years total. The mayor and council could take a year off and then come back to run for the positions again. Doing so would allow residents to not be intimidated by the advantages of an See COMMISSION on page 4
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