Bill Text: VA SB149 | 2012 | Regular Session | Chaptered
Bill Title: Charter; Town of Bluefield.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2012-03-21 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0315) [SB149 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2012-SB149-Chaptered.html
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia: 1. That §5 and §§8 and 9, as amended, of Chapters 406 and 521 of the Acts of Assembly of 1999 are amended and reenacted as follows: §5. Composition of council and vacancies. The council shall consist of five members and a mayor. The
five council members, who shall be voted for at large, shall have terms of
office of four years. At the The mayor and members of council the terms of whom would have expired on June 30, 2012, shall continue to serve until December 31, 2012, unless their term of office is otherwise terminated. The members of council the terms of whom would have expired on June 30, 2014, shall continue to serve until December 31, 2014, unless their term of office is otherwise terminated. All elections for members of council shall be held at the time and in the manner provided for by general law. Vacancies in the council shall be filled within thirty days, for the unexpired term, by a majority vote of the remaining mayor and the council members. §8. Council; organization. A. At a time designated by the council on the first day of B. All meetings of the council shall be public, and any citizens may have access to the minutes and records thereof at all reasonable times; however, by majority vote of the council, it may convene an executive session to consider such matters as may be the appropriate subject of an executive session as provided by the Code of Virginia. C. The council shall appoint a town manager and a town clerk. During the organizational meeting, the council shall appoint one of the members of council as vice-mayor to act in the absence or disability of the mayor. The vice-mayor shall be appointed by a majority vote of all members of council and the mayor and shall serve for a period of two years until the next organizational meeting of council. D. The council may appoint all such other boards and commissions as may be deemed proper, and prescribe the powers and duties thereof. The council may determine its own rules or procedures, may punish its own members for misconduct and may compel attendance of members. It shall keep a journal of its proceedings. A majority of all members of the council shall constitute a quorum to do business, but a smaller number may adjourn from time to time, and may compel the attendance of absentees. All elections by council shall be viva voce and the vote recorded in the journal of the council. E. Council shall fix the compensation of the members of the council, the mayor, and all other officers the compensation of whom is not otherwise provided for herein. §9. Council; mayor generally. A. At the B. The mayor shall preside at meetings of the council and
perform such other duties consistent with the office as may be imposed by the
council and shall have a vote C. A vacancy on the office of mayor or vice-mayor shall be filled, within thirty days for the unexpired term, by a majority vote of the council and mayor. 2. That an emergency exists and this act is in force from its passage. |