Monday, June 6, 2011  Does Richardson Need Term Limits?  If you
said to yourself, doesn't Richardson already have term limits,
then congratulations. It was a trick question. The Richardson
City Charter was amended in 2007 to include term limits for City
Council members.  3.01 (b). "No person elected or appointed to
the city council at the May 2009 city officer election or
thereafter, shall serve as a member of the city council in any
place for more than six (6) consecutive terms until at least one
full term shall have elapsed from the expiration of such
person's last term of office."  So, why would I even raise this
question? The answer, after the jump.  There are two reasons why
term limits are an issue again. First, some candidates for City
Council in the 2011 election made it an issue. They didn't
specify exactly why the city charter's term limits are
unsatisfactory, one saying only that he wanted "real" term
limits. Second, all of the candidates expressed some level of
support for a city charter review co