Ryan McMahon

An agreement reached over term limits for the Onondaga County Executive and Comptroller will be voted on by the full county legislature at it's September 1 meeting.

Republicans Tuesday proposed to avoid possible litigation by amending the county charter to impose a 12-year term limit on the county executive and county comptroller.

Onondaga County Executive Ryan McMahon's proposal is an attempt to head off a potential legal fight caused by his bill-signing mistake.

Onondaga County Executive Ryan McMahon accidentally signed a term limits law he intended to veto, setting up a legal battle over the November ballot.

Democrats in the Onondaga County Legislature say McMahon sent paperwork to the legislature that accepted, not vetoed, term limit legislation.

Onondaga County legislators passed a 12-year term limit proposal for the county executive and comptroller, sending the party-line measure to Ryan McMahon.

McMahon, a Republican, called the bills, which were passed by the Democratic-controlled legislature "exclusively politically motivated."

Proposed Onondaga County laws would limit the county executive and comptroller to three terms and strip the executive branch of legislative vacancy powers.

Friends of the Zoo says the county engaged in bullying and aggressive behavior since the group refused to donate $1 million to the county's aquarium project last year.

Democrats on the Onondaga County Legislature will introduce legislation that would require any donation to the aquarium project over $10,000 to be approved by lawmakers.