A regulatory body empaneled to update the city’s written policies looks to impose term limits on community board members, a rule that will likely be on the ballot for a vote in the November general election.

The City Charter Revision Commission, charged with updating the New York City Charter, a document akin to the U.S. Constitution, said the proposal will allow board members a maximum of four consecutive two-year terms. Currently there are no term limits. Members would have to reapply one year after they are no longer on the board, under the proposal.

Community boards serve as ad hoc city agencies where community issues are brought forward and discussed. Boards often issue advisory recommendations that help influence decision making at City Hall.

The commission did not change the process over getting on the board, which involves the borough president appointing half the members of the board and the other half appointed by the number of Council Members whose districts overlap with the board. The decision, if passed, will be effective April 1, 2019.

Offices of borough presidents will also have to draft a yearly report outlining recruitment methods, names of board members and the criteria in the selection process. Community boards have long been criticized for the its lifetime membership policy, which can stymie any fresh approaches to solving issues.

“[T]hey would apply…every time to be on the community board and they never get appointed and we’re looking at ways at which to correct some of that. It is one of the reasons we are looking at term limit,” Una Clarke, a commissioner on the commission and former Brooklyn councilwoman, said at a forum organized by the Center for Community & Ethnic Media and the Mayor’s Office on Aug. 16.  “[A]s the community changes it is more likely to get somebody that is a new resident to be a part of the process.”

The commission, for by Mayor Bill de Blasio in April, has convened hearings to determine a number of policies that need updating. They held two hearings in the Bronx, obtaining testimony from the public over a variety of issues, including participatory budgeting and campaign finance.

The commission is expected to file their ballot proposals with the City Clerk’s Office by Sept. 7, which will be followed by a public awareness campaign.

Election Day is Nov. 6.