Eberhardt Asked to Speak at Term Limits Meeting

Former mayoral candidate Steve Eberhardt will be a guest speaker at next week's meeting of Tinley Park's newly formed commission on term limits for elected village officials.

The meeting is at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 24, at the Village Hall.

READ: Voters Pass Advisory Referendum on Term Limits for Elected Officials

Eberhardt, who organized the petition that put an advisory referendum about term limits on the November 2012 ballot, was asked to speak by the head of the commission, Kenneth Slater, according to a release from the public relations coordinator of Eberhardt's campaign.

The advisory referendum asked: “Shall the Village Board of the Village of Tinley Park pass an Ordinance imposing term limits on all elected officials?” It passed by a 3-to-1 margin, but because the referendum is only advisory, the board does not have to act.

READ: What You Need to Know About Tinley Park's Commission on Term Limits

Earlier this year, Mayor Ed Zabrocki put together a seven-member commission to examine term limits, and it will present its findings to the board later this year. The commission met for the first time March 27.

Other Patch Stories About the Term Limits Referendum:

• Petition Filed for Referendum on Term Limits in Tinley Park
• Tinley Park to Mull Term Limits
• Should Local Elected Officials Have Term Limits?

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