Mayoral leave of absence -- good idea or not?

The Weymouth Town Charter, Section 3-1(e) states, in part,

"No former mayor shall hold any compensated appointed town office or town employment until one year following the date on which such former mayor's town service has terminated. This provision shall not prevent a town officer or other town employee who has taken a leave of absence in order to serve as mayor from returning to the same office or other position of town employment held at the time such leave of absence commenced."

This issue has been raised as we transition from Weymouth's first mayor to our second mayor. As we review the charter, should this language remain or be changed?

Further, what does "other position of town employment...." mean? Can we avoid the possibility of future litigation and uncertainty by being clearer in this provision or do we want to change it altogether?