He did it.
City Councilman Jeff Cooper sparked the debate almost two months ago when he said it may be time to send term limits to the cemetery.
Checking back with the middle-aged banker to see if he has entertained a second thought, Mr. Cooper stood firm.
Greater contemporary transparency in government channels more access and influence to a better-equipped public to decide for itself, without the tool of term limits.
“I feel the same way I did in early January,” Mr. Cooper said.
“Yes, the public has many more ways now to access information that were not available two decades ago when term limits were instituted.
“This gives the public the power — if they choose to utilize it — to become more involved in what we elected officials do.
“They can vote us out or reelect us on facts of the body of our work, not name recognition or a campaign flyer that comes through the mail.
“When term limits were instituted, the city and its residents were in a different place, transparency-wise.
“People now have full accessibility to everything the City Council and city do due to technology advances and more people having an interest in our city.”
