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Changing term limits for elected officials in Denver? City Council members aren’t sold.

Council members worry about loss of institutional knowledge, consider making mayors’ terms as a separate issue

Newly sworn-in Denver City Council members, from left, Sarah Parady, Darrell Watson, Amanda Sawyer and Shontel Lewis listen as singer Dominique Jefferson, on tv screen on the wall, sings "Lift Every Voice and Sing," often referred to as the "Black National Anthem," before the start of the meeting in council chambers at the Denver City and County Building on July 17, 2023. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
Newly sworn-in Denver City Council members, from left, Sarah Parady, Darrell Watson, Amanda Sawyer and Shontel Lewis listen as singer Dominique Jefferson, on tv screen on the wall, sings “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” often referred to as the “Black National Anthem,” before the start of the meeting in council chambers at the Denver City and County Building on July 17, 2023. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
Joe Rubino - Staff portraits in The Denver Post studio on October 6, 2022. (Photo by Eric Lutzens/The Denver Post)
By | jrubino@denverpost.com | The Denver Post
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Term limits — both at the federal and local level — have been in the spotlight this year but most Denver City Council members are skeptical about asking voters if they want to adjust the amount of time elected officials are allowed to serve. At least for now.
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