(photo: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office)
On November 6, New York City voters approved a ballot proposal to impose term limits on community board members for the first time since their role was written into the city’s Charter in 1963. The proposal was introduced by Mayor de Blasio’s Charter Revision Commission and proved to be the most contentious of the three proposals listed on this year’s ballot.
Several City Council members and one borough president, among others, argued that imposing term limits would help diversify boards that have historically
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