Three Des Plaines aldermen move to disregard referendum vote on term limits but come up short
Three Des Plaines aldermen tried to disregard April election results Monday by refusing to enact voter-approved changes to the city's term limits for elected officials. Whether being called by city councils, school boards or other agencies, votes to enact voter-approved policies are formalities that typically sail through. But if the majority hadn't voted to change the appropriate ordinance, litigation could've resulted, Mayor Andrew Goczkowski said Tuesday.
Those officials had been restricted to two consecutive 4-year terms, which allowed someone to run for additional terms after breaks in service. Those term limits had been on the books since 1998. by signing up you agree to our terms of service Although none of the three explained their votes during Monday's meeting, Brookman previously had said she'd oppose the change.
She also said voter turnout was relatively low April 4 and that it had been the wrong time to put such a question on the ballot.
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