It all depends on how long they want to stay.

Many different opinions are expected to be voiced during this week's Kelowna Council meeting on the subject of extending council terms from the current three years to four years.

A request received by council from Port Moody last month is asking all B.C. municipalities to consider expanding the amount of time councillors serve.

Councillor Norm Letnick says it is a topic that should be looked at, even though he thinks it might not be a good idea for Kelowna.

"Extending terms to four years might suit some communities, but I'm not sure it would suit Kelowna. Kelowna is a changing community, going through lots of development. The demand for infrastructure is never ending," says Letnick.

He says he would support the status quo.

"I believe a three year term is a good balance, it gives us the best of both worlds."

However, others, like councillor Michelle Rule, say a four-year term makes more sense.

"Having been a new councillor last year, knowing it takes a year to really get up to speed, my personal opinion is that a four-year term makes more sense. There is just so much to learn in the first year, then there is just about one year to do the work and then in the third year it's like election fever kicks in and everyone goes into election mode," says Rule.

She says it's more difficult to get work done once everyone starts thinking about the next election.

Mayor Sharon Shepherd has not said one way or the other if she is in favour of four year terms.

"I'm happy with whatever is decided. It's certainly a good topic to discuss. There is a financial benefit for a community to have elections every four years instead of three, but that's also longer for people to commit their time," says Shepherd.

She says another concern about four year terms is how that could impact those who want to run for other levels of government.

Link: Council looking at four year terms