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Public Testimony

Massey CB16 opposes DM term limits

New York City Council · Jun 22, 2026 · starts 2:34:52 · 1 min 34 sec

Sabrina Massey, a new community board member at CB16, opposes term limits for district managers, arguing it would limit information available to board members, discourage people from becoming district managers or board members, and disrupt the relationship between them.

Member of the Public - Sabrina Massey

Hi, can you hear me?

Gale A. Brewer

Yes.

Member of the Public - Sabrina Massey

Good afternoon.

Member of the Public - Sabrina Massey

Thank you for having me.

Member of the Public - Sabrina Massey

My name is Sabrina Massey, and I'm here to say that I am against the term limits for district manager.

Member of the Public - Sabrina Massey

I'm with CB16.

Member of the Public - Sabrina Massey

I'm a community board member.

Member of the Public - Sabrina Massey

And as a new community board member, CB16 have a lot of challenges and a lot of issues.

Member of the Public - Sabrina Massey

And if you put a term limit on the district manager, that's limiting the information that the board members are going to be able to receive.

Member of the Public - Sabrina Massey

We already have a challenge with.

Member of the Public - Sabrina Massey

Having the board members show up.

Member of the Public - Sabrina Massey

So with the work of the district manager who has to learn a wealth of information and pass it down to the board members, that's going to have a challenge.

Member of the Public - Sabrina Massey

The board members will also suffer with knowledge.

Member of the Public - Sabrina Massey

It's going to limit people wanting to become a board member.

Member of the Public - Sabrina Massey

As well as a district manager.

Member of the Public - Sabrina Massey

So I am against it.

Member of the Public - Sabrina Massey

I think that once the board members and the district managers form a relationship and try to

Member of the Public - Sabrina Massey

have a successful board, that's going to be taken away if you put a term limit.

Member of the Public - Sabrina Massey

So thank you for letting me speak.

Member of the Public - Sabrina Massey

And that is my opinion.

Member of the Public - Sabrina Massey

Thank you.

Gale A. Brewer

Thank you.

Gale A. Brewer

Thank you for your service.

Gale A. Brewer

And Lisa Purdy is next.