Yonkers City Council One Step Closer To Extending Term Limit Despite The Opposition Of Residents Who Voted Against Extension In 2001
Black Westchester reported three weeks ago that Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano may be running for a fourth term. Last night the Council voted to add the term limit extension to next week’s agenda paving the way for the mayor of New York’s third largest city to run for re-election. Yonkers residents filled the City Council chamber to express their opposition or support of the Council voting to extend term limits from three consecutive four-year terms to four consecutive four-year terms, Tuesday, November 15th. The item for the term limit legislation was introduced to be added to the agenda next week. This will be the second term limit extension, before 2018 the Yonkers City Charter limited the mayor and city council to two consecutive four-year terms. Ahead of the 2019 election, the City Council voted to extend term limits and Mayor Mike Spano ran and won the election to serve a third term. In a 4-2 vote – Republican Majority Leader Mike Breen was not present for the meeting – the council moved the charter amendment to a vote to enact it before the full board next week. On the request of Councilwomen Shanae Williams, the board voted to reconsider that [...]
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Black Westchester reported three weeks ago that Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano may be running for a fourth term. Last night the Council voted to add the term limit extension to next week’s agenda paving the way for the mayor of New York’s third largest city to run for re-election. Yonkers residents filled the City Council chamber to express their opposition or support of the Council voting to extend term limits from three consecutive four-year terms to four consecutive four-year terms, Tuesday, November 15th. The item for the term limit legislation was introduced to be added to the agenda next week. This will be the second term limit extension, before 2018 the Yonkers City Charter limited the mayor and city council to two consecutive four-year terms. Ahead of the 2019 election, the City Council voted to extend term limits and Mayor Mike Spano ran and won the election to serve a third term. In a 4-2 vote – Republican Majority Leader Mike Breen was not present for the meeting – the council moved the charter amendment to a vote to enact it before the full board next week. On the request of Councilwomen Shanae Williams, the board voted to reconsider that [...]
