Charters and Authorities
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Passed
- P HB1475
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Charter; Town of Shenandoah. Deletes a provision which prohibits the town from appointing its officers for a term extending beyond August of the next succeeding regular quadrennial council election. This bill is identical to SB 726.
- Patron - Guest
- P HB1518
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Charter; Town of Clover. Repeals the charter for the Town of Clover.
- Patron - Bennett
- P HB1519
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Charter; City of Falls Church. Deletes language related to filling of council vacancies, states that council salaries are to be set in accordance with general law, clarifies that a city pay plan must be enacted by ordinance, allows the council to appoint an acting city manager by resolution rather than ordinance, and deletes language related to the duties of the commissioner of revenue. This bill is identical to SB 756.
- Patron - Hull
- P HB1520
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Charter; City of Buena Vista. Provides for the direct election of the mayor for a two-year term. Council members serve staggered four-year terms.
- Patron - Putney
- P HB1563
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Charter; City of Covington. Provides that vacancies on council shall be filled in accordance with general law. This bill is identical to SB 814.
- Patron - Deeds
- P HB1566
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Charter; City of Bristol. Provides that the environs control officer shall be supervised by the fire department chief rather than the assistant city manager. A section related to enforcement of ordinances is repealed. This bill is identical to SB 777.
- Patron - Johnson
- P HB1587
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Charter; Town of Dayton. Provides for town elections to be held in November rather than May. This authority was granted to the town by the General Assembly in 1998, but for the 1998 election only. This bill repeals the "1998 election only" provision. The bill also updates cross-references to Title 15.2, and clarifies the duties of the town recorder.
- Patron - Weatherholtz
- P HB1591
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Charter; Town of Mount Crawford. Provides for town elections to be held in November rather than May. This authority was granted to the town by the General Assembly in 1998, but for the 1998 election only. This bill repeals the "1998 election only" provision.
- Patron - Landes
- P HB1592
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Charter; Town of Grottoes. Provides for town elections to be held in November rather than May.
- Patron - Landes
- P HB1614
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Charter; City of Newport News. Provides for the election of six council members from districts for four-year staggered terms and for the at-large election of a mayor. A vacancy in the office of mayor shall be filled in the same manner as a member of council. The charter is updated to reflect the City's current practice for election of school board members. This bill is identical to SB 832.
- Patron - Crittenden
- P HB1615
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Charter; City of Lynchburg. Eliminates a 30-day grace period for council members to take the oath of office and conforms the maximum penalties for violating city ordinances to state law.
- Patron - Bryant
- P HB1639
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Charter; Town of Smithfield. Updates the town boundaries; grants authority to construct, own and operate community and convention centers and similar facilities, and to charge fees for the use thereof; and clarifies that members of council serve four-year staggered terms. This bill is identical to SB 788.
- Patron - Barlow
- P HB1642
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Charter; Town of Bluefield. Replaces the 1930 town charter with an updated version. The new charter grants powers typically held by Virginia towns. This bill is identical to SB 745.
- Patron - Tate
- P HB1647
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Charter; City of Chesapeake. Requires petitions for advisory referenda to be filed at least 80 days prior to the election in order to give the registrar sufficient time to verify signatures. Also, the name of the Department of Personnel is changed to the Department of Human Resources. This bill is identical to SB 846.
- Patron - Spruill
- P HB1651
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Charter; Town of Quantico. Provides that the treasurer, clerk, and sergeant may reside within or outside the town boundaries.
- Patron - Rollison
- P HB1652
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Charter; Town of Gate City. Provides a new charter for the town and grants typical town powers.
- Patron - Kilgore
- P HB1700
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Charter; Town of Boones Mill. Provides a new charter for the town. The charter grants powers which are typical to Virginia towns. Council terms are changed from two years to staggered four-year terms.
- Patron - Dudley
- P HB1733
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Charter; City of Fredericksburg. Brings the city charter into conformance with the current practice with regard to election of the school board. This bill is identical to SB 833.
- Patron - Orrock
- P HB1743
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Charter; Town of Haysi. Allows the town to prescribe any penalty for violation of town ordinances not exceeding the state penalty for a similar offense. Also, the term of the mayor is extended from two to four years and certain outdated provisions are deleted.
- Patron - Phillips
- P HB1794
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Charter; City of Norfolk. Specifies the city officers that will serve at the will of the city council. Currently, the city clerk, city attorney, city auditor and high constable serve four-year terms, and the city manager serves at the will of the council. Under the bill, those officers and the city assessor will serve at the will of the council. The bill also deletes language containing restrictions on the reasons for which and way in which the city manager may be removed from office during his first year of service. This bill is identical to SB 860.
- Patron - Williams
- P HB2278
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Riverside Regional Jail Authority. Adds sheriffs of the participating counties and cities as members of the Authority and establishes certain voting procedures. This bill is identical to SB 1231.
- Patron - Ingram
- P SB726
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Charter; Town of Shenandoah. Deletes a provision which prohibits the town from appointing its officers for a term extending beyond August of the next succeeding regular quadrennial council election. This bill is identical to HB 1475.
- Patron - Miller, K.G.
- P SB745
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Charter; Town of Bluefield. Replaces the 1930 town charter with an updated version. The new charter grants powers typically held by Virginia towns. This bill is identical to HB 1642.
- Patron - Puckett
- P SB756
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Charter; City of Falls Church. Deletes language related to filling of council vacancies, states that council salaries are to be set in accordance with general law, clarifies that a city pay plan must be enacted by ordinance, allows the council to appoint an acting city manager by resolution rather than ordinance, and deletes language related to the duties of the commissioner of revenue. This bill is identical to HB 1519.
- Patron - Whipple
- P SB777
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Charter; City of Bristol. Provides that the environs control officer shall be supervised by the fire department chief rather than the assistant city manager. A section related to enforcement of ordinances is repealed. This bill is identical to HB 1566.
- Patron - Wampler
- P SB788
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Charter; Town of Smithfield. Updates the town boundaries; grants authority to construct, own and operate community and convention centers and similar facilities, and to charge fees for the use thereof; and clarifies that members of council serve four-year staggered terms. This bill is identical to HB 1639.
- Patron - Quayle
- P SB814
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Charter; City of Covington. Provides that vacancies on council shall be filled in accordance with general law. This bill is identical to HB 1563.
- Patron - Trumbo
- P SB832
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Charter; City of Newport News. Provides for the election of six council members from districts for four-year staggered terms and for the at-large election of a mayor. A vacancy in the office of mayor shall be filled in the same manner as a member of council. The charter is updated to reflect the City's current practice for election of school board members. This bill is identical to HB 1614.
- Patron - Maxwell
- P SB833
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Charter; City of Fredericksburg. Brings the city charter into conformance with the current practice with regard to election of the school board. This bill is identical to HB 1733.
- Patron - Houck
- P SB846
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Charter; City of Chesapeake. Requires petitions for advisory referenda to be filed at least 80 days prior to the election in order to give the registrar sufficient time to verify signatures. Also, the name of the Department of Personnel is changed to the Department of Human Resources. This bill is identical to HB 1647.
- Patron - Forbes
- P SB860
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Charter; City of Norfolk. Specifies the city officers that will serve at the will of the city council. Currently, the city clerk, city attorney, city auditor and high constable serve four-year terms, and the city manager serves at the will of the council. Under the bill, those officers and the city assessor will serve at the will of the council. The bill also deletes language containing restrictions on the reasons for which and way in which the city manager may be removed from office during his first year of service. This bill is identical to HB 1794.
- Patron - Walker
- P SB1231
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Riverside Regional Jail Authority. Adds sheriffs of the various counties and cities to the Authority and establishes certain voting procedures. This bill is identical to HB 2278.
- Patron - Marsh
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Failed
- F HB1553
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Charter; Town of Christiansburg. Clarifies that the mayor or any member of the town council shall not be eligible for any remunerative office with the town, regardless of the appointing entity, except that a member of the council appointed to a board or commission may be compensated as a member of such.
- Patron - Griffith
- F HB1627
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Charter; Town of Christiansburg. Clarifies that the mayor or any member of the town council shall not be eligible for any remunerative office with the town, regardless of the appointing entity, except that a member of the council appointed to a board or commission may be compensated as a member of such.
- Patron - Shuler
- F HB1716
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Charter; City of Hampton. Allows the city to assess up to four dollars as a part of certain civil and criminal court costs for construction and maintenance of courthouse facilities. The state currently allows an asessment of two dollars for such purposes.
- Patron - Christian
- F HB2167
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Audit of Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. States that the records of the Board are official public records and subject to the provisions of the Freedom of Information statutes of the Signatories. The bill requires that annual audits of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority be approved by the State Auditor of Public Accounts.
- Patron - Marshall
- F SB787
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Charter; City of Chesapeake. Lowers from 25 percent to 15 percent the number of voters required to petition for an advisory referendum question.
- Patron - Quayle
- F SB791
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Charter; City of Colonial Heights. Provides that no employee of the city may simultaneously serve as an employee of the city and as a member of the city council.
- Patron - Martin
- F SB878
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Charter; City of Alexandria. Provides that, for zoning purposes, an increase in intensity of a nonconforming use shall allow the city to enforce the existing zoning regulations against the property. "Increase in intensity" is defined for restaurants and for nonrestaurant uses.
- Patron - Ticer
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