Town of Morrison

Morrison Charter Amendment Removing Board Term Limits

Government structureTerm limits

Adopts charter language giving Morrison Board members staggered four-year terms without term limits.

Town of Morrison

Kim's Recommendation

Vote No on Town of Morrison ballot question 2F

I want the seven officials who hold every power in Morrison, including the power to appoint someone to a vacant seat on the board, to face a limit on how long each of them can stay in office. The town code states that limit, in accordance with the Colorado Constitution: it bars any elected official from serving more than two consecutive terms in the same office.

Question 2F writes "without term limits" into the charter, and the code chapter that holds the two-term rule says the charter applies when the two conflict.

All six board members at the July 21 meeting voted to put this question on the ballot, and they are among the officials it frees from the limit. I support keeping the two-term rule for Morrison's mayor and trustees.

I recommend a no vote on Town of Morrison ballot question 2F.

Kim Monson

Host, The Kim Monson Show · President, Colorado Union of Taxpayers · Colorado Voter's Guide 2026

Certified ballot question

Shall Section 2.4 of the Town of Morrison Home Rule Charter be amended to read as follows?

Section 2.4.Terms of OfficeTerms of office of Board members shall be four (4) years, staggered, and without term limits.

A yes vote means

The charter would say Board members serve "without term limits," and the town code says the charter applies where it conflicts with the code's two-consecutive-term rule.

A no vote means

Rejects the proposed section and keeps the existing charter wording.

Seven Officials Govern the Town01

Morrison's home rule charter vests all powers of the town in an elected mayor and Board of Trustees, which may enact local legislation, adopt budgets and determine policies. The charter sets a board of seven, a mayor and six trustees elected at large, unless an ordinance provides otherwise. The board can appoint someone to fill a vacancy on the board, including the mayor's seat, until the next regular election and until a successor is elected and takes office. It may also order a special election to fill a vacancy, unless the vacancy occurs 120 days or less before a regular election.

Section 2.4 of the charter now reads: "Terms of office of members of the Board shall be four years and shall be overlapping." The charter sets no term limit. Ordinance No. 561, which the board adopted April 7, 2026, reenacted Chapter 5 of Title 1 of the town code. In the ordinance text printed in the board's April 7 meeting packet, Section 1-5-2 says that, in accordance with Section 11 of Article XVIII of the Colorado Constitution, no elected official shall serve more than two consecutive terms in the same office. A person appointed or elected to fill a vacancy for less than two years may then serve two more consecutive full terms, and terms count as consecutive unless at least one full term separates them. The chapter also says the charter applies when the chapter and the charter conflict.

Four-Year Terms Without a Limit02

Question 2F replaces Section 2.4 with this text: "Terms of office of Board members shall be four (4) years, staggered, and without term limits." Ordinance No. 564, which sent the question to the ballot, describes it as removing term limits for the mayor and trustees.

A yes vote puts the new wording in the charter. A no vote leaves Section 2.4 and the code's two-term rule as they stand.

How the Board Referred the Question03

Six board members were present at the July 21, 2026, meeting, and all six voted to adopt Ordinance No. 564. The same ordinance carries the lodging tax questions, 2D and 2E. The same ballot elects a mayor and three trustees. During public comment at the July 21 meeting, one resident told the board he does not support term limits.

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Official documents

Official ballot certification: Town of Morrison ballot question 2F — filed 9-1-26