The Mission Viejo City Council will vote next week on scrapping term limits for residents appointed to city commissions.
Commissioners are appointed by councilors and are limited to three two-year terms. The potential rule would remove the cap on the number of terms a commissioner can serve.
However, commissioners would still need to be re-appointed in a majority vote by the council every two years.
The council voted 4–1 to advance the proposal on Jan. 24, with Councilmember Cynthia Vasquez dissenting.
Vasquez said she was concerned the proposed rule would discourage residents from applying for a commission position.
The proposed policy “discourages potential applicants with new ideas and different perspectives,” Vasquez said at the meeting….