<p>Hours before Baltimore City Council is&nbsp;<a class="themeColorForLinks" title="https://foxbaltimore.com/news/city-in-crisis/baltimore-city-council-set-to-vote-monday-on-bill-to-change-their-pension-requirements" href="https://foxbaltimore.com/news/city-in-crisis/baltimore-city-council-set-to-vote-monday-on-bill-to-change-their-pension-requirements" _mce_href="https://foxbaltimore.com/news/city-in-crisis/baltimore-city-council-set-to-vote-monday-on-bill-to-change-their-pension-requirements" target="_blank">set to vote on a bill shrinking the amount of time council members need to serve in order to earn a pension</a>, community leaders in the city rallied against the plan.</p> <p>Baltimore City Council set in motion a plan to change the amount of time city council needed to serve in order to earn a pension. Right now, council members need to serve 12 years in order to earn a pension. A bill before city council on November 21 would change it to 8 years of service.</p> <p>Jovani Patterson, leader of People for Elected Accountability and Civic Engagement, said the move amounts to "unbridled, brazen greed and corruption" by members of Baltimore City Council.</p> <p>"The Baltimore City Council Members already earn nearly $100,000 per year for their part-time jobs and are now trying to be ensured a life-long pension on top of that," said Patterson.</p> <p>The legislation was sponsored by Council President Nick Mosby, which he said was spurred by Question K. The ballot measure established term limits for Baltimore‘s mayor, comptroller, and council members.</p> <p>Question K passed 71.3% to 28.6%, with more than 98,000 people voting for term limits.</p>