Endless Terms of Endearment

Two proposals to change term limits will be on the August ballot. The first is an increase in terms from the current limit of two consecutive terms for council and mayor to three. This was the recommendation of the Charter Review Committee which seemed determined to increase term limits regardless of the overwhelming opposition I saw at public input meetings last summer. The second proposal is an elimination of term limits all together. We've always had term limits for the city council in one form or another. Back in the 80's and 90's we called them indictments. Some councilmen have complained that eight years is not enough time to accomplish anything. Pardon me if I disagree! I come from the high tech industry where eight years is a career. Our project cycles are measured in weeks, not years. If you "can't accomplish anything" in eight years, maybe you should consider a career change.