FARGO (KFGO) – It was a busy night for the Fargo City Commission.
Mayor Tim Mahoney says he would like to run again, but the issue hasn’t been settled. Mahoney hired Tami Norgard of Vogel Law Firm, who was at the meeting, she said it was her interpretation of the city charter and other legal cases that Mahoney could run again because he didn’t have successive terms.
Fargo’s City Attorney Erik Johnson disagreed in a memo saying he believes the mayor has hit his term limit and cannot run again. The commission decided to direct Johnson to weigh in about Mahoney’s eligibility at a later date.
The city charter says a person can only serve three successive terms on the Fargo City Commission as a commissioner and an additional fourth term if any of the terms are also served as mayor.
The commissioners also formed a task force to look at potentially transitioning to a ward system and allowing residents to decide whether the Commission should keep or discontinue term limits. Those issues could be on the June 2022 ballot for residents.
Additionally, the City Commission voted last night about increasing the number of commissioners from 5 to 7, which failed to pass on a 2-3 vote.
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