A proposal to develop term limits for elected Salem town officials received no support Monday and saw no further action.
Chairman Linda Valentine put the item on the agenda because she wanted to see it considered, she said.
“I think there should be some kind of consecutive term limits,” Valentine said.
All the other Town Board members addressed the concept of term limits for town officials; none supported it.
Here are some of their comments:
“Every two years the public has an opportunity to put someone new in here … Let the public make the decision.” — Supervisor Patrick O’Connell.
“We’re butchers and bakers and candlestick makers. Every two years the public has the chance to say you’re doing a good job or not.” — Supervisor Dennis Faber.
“I’ve never thought about it until it was an agenda item.” — Supervisor Diann Tesar.
“If I thought I was doing a poor job, I wouldn’t run… If you people think I’m doing a good job, you’ll vote me in. If not, you’ll vote me out.” — Supervisor Joseph Meier
What a waste of time.
Supervisor Patrick O’Connell – Surprised you made this meeting. Will you be able to manage your finances this time around if your elect CP? also You voted for the public works building – So you will not earn my vote.
Supervisor Dennis Faber – You voted for the public works building – So you will not earn my vote.
Supervisor Diann Tesar – You voted for the public works building – So you will not earn my vote.
Supervisor Joseph Meier – You voted for the public works building – So you will not earn my vote.
Let the Town people decide if term limits should be established.
Nah, not a waste of time.. it gave the citizens a chance to hear real opinions by their elected officials…And if you were there, (weren’t were you?) you could have heard your favored candidate’s viewpoint.
If you truly wish to judge waste of time, I offer up a December 24th 8am meeting called by Supervisor Faber and Supervisor Meier on CHIRSTMAS EVE, a day when the town offices were closed as a public holiday AND for a non-emergency purpose… I dont think I saw your face at that meeting. Now ‘that’ WAS a waste of time AND money… ill-conceived and disrespectful. I give full, equally shared credit to Supervisor Faber and Supervisor Meier for their thought process in this effort and in their actions.
That all said, THANK YOU to those who took time from their families on this day and did come to the meeting because of DUTY and because they felt the NEED to KNOW what was going on and to report on the event.
I repeat, waste of time.