The Mission Viejo City Council voted Feb. 14 to scrap term limits for residents appointed to city commissions.
Commissioners are appointed by councilors and have been limited to three two-year terms.
While the vote removes that cap, under the new policy, commissioners will still need to be re-appointed by a majority vote by the council every two years.
The council voted 4–1 on the issue with Councilwoman Cynthia Vasquez dissenting.
Vasquez said she was concerned having no term limits for commissioners would “send the wrong message” to residents.
“I feel as councilmembers, it is our duty to set examples to the community and hold ourselves to the highest of standards,” she said during the council’s meeting Tuesday. “Therefore, excluding term limits … sends the wrong message, which I believe is the opposite of what we all want.”…