Tampa 市议会推进宪章修订包 独立监察长与市长任期限制保留 2027年交选民决定
Tampa——位于佛罗里达州希尔斯伯勒县的Tampa市，Tampa 市议会10月15日就市宪章修订包作出推进决定：议会放弃了允许议员解雇市长任命官员的方案，但保留了设立独立监察长与收紧市长任期限制两项内容。按任期限制提案，任何担任市长或代理市长超过六年的人将不得再次出任该职；该限制不溯及既往，不计入前市长 Bob Buckhorn 2011年至2019年的任期，而 Buckhorn 正参选2027年市长。
市长 Jane Castor 称这套修订是「夺权」；议员 Bill Carlson 则表示，修订旨在恢复对市长办公室的制衡，而非削弱 Tampa 的强市长制。这套方案出自市宪章审查咨询委员会九个月的会议工作，市议会对其建议作了增删与强化。
目前没有任何修订进入选票。各修订将分别以条例形式回到市议会，11月5日进行一读、11月19日终读表决；如获通过，将由选民在2027年3月2日的市政选举中决定。同一天的会议上，市议会还先以3比3、后以4比3通过了光芒队新球场8,000万美元债券的法院确认决议，该事项已另行报道。
信息来源：Tampa Bay Observer、Creative Loafing Tampa Bay 对宪章审查进程的报道
Tampa Council Advances Charter Package With Inspector General and Mayoral Term Limits; Voters Would Decide in 2027
TAMPA — Tampa is a city in Hillsborough County, Florida. The Tampa City Council on October 15 advanced a package of city charter changes, dropping its plan to let council members fire mayoral appointees while keeping an independent inspector general and tighter mayoral term limits in the package. The term-limit proposal would bar anyone who serves more than six years as mayor or acting mayor from returning to the office; it would not count former Mayor Bob Buckhorn's 2011-2019 tenure, and Buckhorn is running again in 2027.
Mayor Jane Castor has called the package a 'power grab.' Council member Bill Carlson has said it restores checks on the mayor's office rather than undermining Tampa's strong-mayor system. The package grew out of nine months of meetings by the city's Charter Review Advisory Commission, whose recommendations the council strengthened, narrowed or dropped in part.
Thursday's votes do not put anything on the ballot yet. Each amendment comes back as a separate ordinance for a first reading on November 5 and a final vote on November 19. If approved, voters will decide in the March 2, 2027 city election. At the same meeting, the council also approved, 4-3 after an initial 3-3 tie, a court-validation resolution for $80 million in Rays ballpark bonds, a matter reported separately.
Sources: Tampa Bay Observer; Creative Loafing Tampa Bay, on the charter review process
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