The purpose of this chapter is to increase the accountability of elected
Town Board members by limiting the number of terms of office to a total of
three four-year terms.
No member of the Town Board shall serve more than a total of three terms
of office, regardless of whether those terms are served consecutively. This
limitation on the number of terms served shall commence with the November
2007 election for Town Board. Terms of office held prior to the November 2007
election shall not be counted for purposes of limitation of terms.
This chapter is enacted pursuant to the authority contained in Municipal
Home Rule Law § 10(1)(ii)(a)(1) and, to the extent that the provisions
of this chapter are inconsistent, is intended to supersede the provisions
of Town Law § 24 and limit the number of terms of office held by
a Town Board member.
This chapter shall be effective upon filing with the Secretary of State
and shall apply to the Town Board members elected in November 2007 and all
Town Board members elected thereafter.