In the near

future, Senoia residents could be electing councilmen and mayors to four-year

terms.

At this week's

council meeting, Mayor Joan Trammell said she had researched how the city

would change its terms of office.

The matter

was first discussed at last month's City Council retreat, and Trammell

said the city would have to have its charter changed through local legislation

during a General Assembly session.

The city just

had its charter approved during the 2000 session and there was talk about

amending the terms then, but the consensus of the council was to leave

the terms alone.

This year,

with two new council members in place, the mood has changed.

New Councilman

Darren Ratajski brought up the issue at the retreat and said he just doesn't

think many things can get accomplished in two years.

Trammell agreed,

especially when it comes to long term projects, such as the city's sewer

system.

The mayor said

she has not made up her mind whether she will run for reelection this

fall and said her decision will rest on how far along the sewer system

gets.

In addition

to changing the terms, the council will look at increasing the council

members' and mayor's salaries. Ratajski and Councilman Pam Youngblood

will survey other municipalities Senoia's size and slightly larger to

see how long their terms are and what salaries they earn.

The final issue

the city will study is whether to go to districts, or zones, for city

elections. Councilman Robert Hannah suggested the city study this issue

because of its rapid growth.

All the issues

will be brought back before the City Council April 16.