[Opinion] For third time, Rocky Mount wants General Assembly to allow term limits for town council. An attorney general’s opinion says that’s unconstitutional.

For third time, Rocky Mount wants General Assembly to allow term limits for town council. An attorney general’s opinion says that’s unconstitutional.

The town of Rocky Mount is asking for term limits for Christmas. But lawmakers in Richmond don’t seem inclined to make that holiday wish come true.  Rocky Mount Mayor Holland Perdue. Courtesy of Rockymountva.org. For the third time since 2023, Rocky Mount’s leadership is seeking to implement term limits for its mayor and council via a revised town charter. Should the proposed charter receive majority approval in the General Assembly, Rocky Moun…