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Mysterious_Table19 t1_ivkvbmn wrote

> If I’m missing anything

Odette Ramos made the point that it would essentially force there to be an all new city council, new council president and new mayor at the same time which would be terrible for institutional memory and would give an enormous amount of power to lobbyists and unelected consultants.

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RandomRivr t1_ivkz08a wrote

The same Odette Ramos that voted with Nick Mosby to reduce the pension period for council members? The city council demonstrated exactly why we need term limits last night with their vote.

To her point, we would only be forced to replace the entire city council, mayors office, and city council president if every one of those positions wins re-election and serves their full two terms. And there will certainly be long serving advisors and bureaucrats in City Hall to help with the transition and advise new officials, so much of that institutional memory will be retained.

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AdDue1062 t1_ivla9h5 wrote

>it would essentially force there to be an all new city council, new council president and new mayor at the same time which would be terrible for institutional memory

This sounds like the best possible thing that could befall Baltimore.

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JesusDied4UrCynthias t1_ivlkofx wrote

City council? The people who just gave themselves pensions after 8 years instead of 12? Good.

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