Sentence examples for councils term from inspiring English sources

The court ruled that under the 1999 constitution the local councils' term of office ends May 29 of this year and could not be extended by Parliament.

The public has not once but twice voted decisively for council term limits.

On Staten Island, Kenneth Mitchell, a newcomer seeking nomination to a second Council term, was defeated.

(Mr. Gioia, some say jokingly, has been running for advocate since winning his second Council term in 2005).

Running for his third Council term, he beat seven challengers to win the Democratic nomination in September.

Mr. Seabrook, a former assemblyman and state senator who in November won re-election for his third Council term, pleaded not guilty.

Even if Mr. Baehr wins, he has another obstacle to surmount: the council term runs for three years, and he is graduates in the spring.

During the last four-year council term, of the 559 instances when aldermen refrained from voting on measures that touched on their personal interests, more than 300 of them were invoked by Mr. Burke.

(AP) MANHATTAN: COUNCIL TERM LIMITS Five City Council members and several groups vowed yesterday to oppose any deal that would curtail the city's campaign finance program in exchange for the mayor's signature on a bill repealing term limits for Council members.

He added: "I have no firm plans as yet and intend to continue in my current role until the council term ends as there's lots still to do".

In Gardena, Johnson first was elected city clerk before being appointed to fill out a council term.