Former deputy mayor Chris Gryllis has revealed he is considering running again for Orange City Council at this year's September elections after being urged by residents to stand.
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"I have been approached by a number of people," said Mr Gryllis.
"When someone asks you for something, you think about it.
"I love this town - people might think I have reached a use-by date, but then again I have the experience."
Mr Gryllis, 77, served as both a councillor and deputy mayor across a 27-year period until 2017.
He was not re-elected at the 2017 poll.
Mr Gryllis criticised council for moving too slowly on its plan to upgrade the CBD.
"It's about time the CBD was treated better; it looks pretty tired," he said. "They've got good plans, but they are procrastinating, always consulting, consulting.
"It doesn't matter how much longer they're going to consult - at the end of the day you will not satisfy 100 percent of the people."
Mr Gryllis said that after his term ended in 2017, "for the first few months I was dead because [my phone] doesn't work any longer".
"Your life revolves around council stuff - councillors, complaints, attending functions.
"I was lost."
Mr Gryllis has been a member of Rotary for 50 years, served as president of the local business chamber and chairman of the Red Shield Appeal.
He said he was "definitely negative" towards the idea of nominating for council, but "I will wait to see who puts their hand up".
"In certain circumstances I may not want to be part of a group that won't achieve," he said.
"Success is a team effort, not individual, and if you don't have the right players you can't win a game.
"At this stage it's 99 percent 'no'.
"But sometimes the one percent wins."
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