Bill Text: VA HB1729 | 2017 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Charter; Town of Port Royal.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-03-13 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0378) [HB1729 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2017-HB1729-Enrolled.html
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That §§3.1, 3.2, and 3.3 of Chapter 591 of the Acts of Assembly of 1997 are amended and reenacted as follows:
§3.1. Council.
A. The Town shall be governed by a council composed of seven members elected at large.
B. The members of council in office at the time of the passage of this act shall continue until the expiration of the terms for which they were elected, or until their successors are duly elected and qualified.
C. In 1998 2018 and every two years thereafter,
on the dates specified by general law for municipal November
elections, all members of the council shall be elected for terms of two years
each. The persons so elected shall qualify and take office on July
January 1 following their election, and they shall continue to serve until
their successors are duly elected, qualify and assume office.
D. Any person qualified to vote in town elections shall be eligible for the office of councilman.
§3.2. Mayor.
At its first meeting in July January of every
even-numbered odd-numbered year, the council, by majority vote,
shall select from its membership one member to serve as mayor. The mayor shall
preside at meetings of the council and shall be recognized as head of the Town
government for ceremonial purposes and by the governor for the purposes of
military law. He shall have the same powers and duties as other members of the
council with a vote, but no veto powers.
§3.3. Vice mayor.
At its first meeting in July January of every
even-numbered odd-numbered year, the council, by majority vote,
shall select from its membership one member to serve as vice mayor. The vice
mayor shall preside over meetings of the council in the absence of the mayor.
