MidHudsonNews [dot] com is reporting beginning Jan. 1, 2020, the members of the Dutchess County Legislature will be limited to six two-year terms, and the county executive will be limited to three four-year terms. The county comptroller will also have a three-term limit, beginning with the four-year term that starts Jan. 1, 2022. The Legislature approved the local term-limit law following a minimal debate, Mar. 11. Republican Will Truitt said it is long overdue. “We need to do all that we can to combat corruption and stagnation in government and I think by imposing term limits is a great way to do that,” Truitt said. “It’s so important to bring new voices and just a diversity of people to the body.” Democrat Kristofer Munn, the assistant minority leader, also supported the measure, but with less enthusiasm. Munn said he believed the version approved will subject the county to legal action. While the term-limit measure passed, the proposed code of ethics for county officers and employees did not. It was sent back to committee with the possibility of an April vote. Read the full story at MidHudsonNews [dot] com.