Chattanooga City Council member Jack Benson, Sr., speaks out during a 2010 council meeting to vote on a 37 cents per $100 of assessed value tax increase.Chattanooga Councilwoman Deborah Scott says she supports council term limits and thinks voters should be able to decide if they are a good idea.
“I think it’s a good idea to have new ideas,” Scott said last week.
She favors a limit of two terms, or eight years.
Her colleagues are split on the idea, which would require a vote by city residents to change the City Charter.
Council Chairman Manny Rico said the council “already has term limits.”