[Adopted 4-19-2016 by L.L. No. 14-2016]
It is the intent of the Town Board of the Town of Riverhead
to increase the accountability of and expand participation in the
governance of the Town of Riverhead by limiting the number of terms
of office for the Supervisor and Town Council.
A person who is elected or appointed to the position of Supervisor
shall not serve more than a total of 12 consecutive years, be it six
two-year terms of office, three four-year terms, or any such combination
thereof, as the case may be.
A person who is elected or appointed to the position of Councilman
or Councilwoman shall not serve more than a total of 12 consecutive
years, be it six two-year terms of office, three four-year terms,
or any such combination thereof, as the case may be.
Nothing contained in this article shall prohibit the Supervisor
or a member of the Town Council from seeking, being elected to, or
holding another and different elective public office in the Town of
Riverhead at the conclusion of a term of public office as required
by this article.
This article is enacted pursuant to the authority contained
in Municipal Home Rule Law § 10, Subdivision 1(ii)a(1),
and, to the extent that the provisions of this article 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 article shall be effective upon filing with the Secretary
of State.
