Lifetime Term Limits for City Council Councilors
The Colorado Constitution sets an 8-year term limit for district seats and a 6-year term limit for the at-large seat. It allows the term-limit clock to reset after a 4-year hiatus. These term limit rules apply to Montrose. They work and have served the City of Montrose well. They support voter choice while also encouraging new candidates to seek public office.
This has happened only 4 times in the last 144 years. That’s less than 3% of the time.
Is that really a reason to change our Charter?
VOTE NO ON ALL 4 CITY CHARTER AMENDMENTS
Amendment 2
Question No. _____
Term Limits
Shall Article I and III of the Charter of the City of Montrose, Colorado be amended to
restrict council members to serve eight years of elected service in that person’s lifetime with such
eight years occurring through any combination of consecutive or nonconsecutive terms of office,
and shall this requirement apply to any candidate after November 3, 2026?
To read the full redlined charter amendment click here.