Fayetteville City Council says ‘no’ to term extensions for council members
The Fayetteville City Council, with a 9-1 vote, shot down a plan for term extensions for council members at its Monday night meeting. At a work session in March, the City Council voted 8-2 to hold a public hearing on extending council members’ two-year terms to staggered, four-year terms, meaning some council members would be…
Bill Kirby Jr.: Council members put to the test on whether to extend terms
City residents likely can rest assured that the Fayetteville City Council will not amend the city charter to change its two-year terms to four-year terms on Monday night. Not if council members Kathy Keefe Jensen, Mario Benavente, Deno Hondros and Johnny Dawkins have anything to do with the decision brought about on March 3 by…
Residents, former elected officials speak against term extensions for City Council
Thirty-seven residents, including a few former elected officials, signed up to speak Monday during a public hearing about proposed term extensions for Fayetteville City Council members. A vast …