A person who has served three consecutive terms of four years shall be eligible for$$ appointment, nomination for or election to the office of councilmember no sooner than for a term beginning eight years after completion of that$$ councilmember's third consecutive full term.

Use this statement to answer parts a through d$.$

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Part $1$

a$.$ What is the maximum number of consecutive years that a councilmember could$$ serve?

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