Some elected officials in Springfield, Massachusetts on Monday will be pushing for longer terms.
At their final scheduled meeting of the year on Dec. 18, City Councilors will take up a resolution endorsing four year terms for members of the city’s legislative body. Council terms are currently two years.
City Councilor Kateri Walsh believes the change would improve voter turnout, which with no election for mayor this year was less than 10 percent.
" I think having a longer term and having the mayor at the top of the ticket would make a big difference in turnout," said Walsh.
It would take a special act of the state legislature to change the council terms.
