Some see it as an equity issue, allowing people with child care and other challenges to make a run for public office. Ward 5’s Charlyn Ellis prefers the issue go to the voters.
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If voters favor it, Measure 2-126 would adjust the Philomath City Charter to allow for staggered elections of councilors — three of the six Council seats would be up for grabs every two years — and change term lengths for councilors and the mayor from two to four years.