Bill Text: VA HB2406 | 2011 | Regular Session | Chaptered
Bill Title: Charter; Town of South Boston.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-03-24 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0507) [HB2406 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2011-HB2406-Chaptered.html
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia: 1. That §§ 4 through 7 of Chapter 209 of the Acts of Assembly of 1996 are amended and reenacted as follows: § 4. Town council. (a) The legislative powers of the town shall be vested in a council consisting of seven (7) members including the mayor. Members of council shall be elected at large by the voters of the town. Three (3) members of the council and the mayor shall constitute a quorum and at a meeting so constituted, the mayor shall have the right to vote, and at any other meeting of the council, the mayor shall have the right to vote in the event of a tie. Four (4) members of the council shall constitute a quorum without the presence of the mayor. (b) The terms of the three (3) members who were elected with the highest number of votes in May, 1995 shall expire on June 30, 1998. At the regular municipal election to be held on the first Tuesday in May, 1998, and every four (4) years thereafter, three (3) members of council shall be elected for a term of four (4) years each. The terms of the four (4) members who were elected with the next highest number of votes in May, 1995 shall expire on June 30, 1996. At the regular municipal election held on the first Tuesday in May, 1996, and every four (4) years thereafter, three (3) members of council shall be elected for a term of four (4) years each. (c) The terms of office shall commence on July 1 following the election. The members of council shall serve until their successors are elected and qualified. (d) The mayor and members of the council shall receive compensation for their services in an amount to be determined by the council, in accordance with general law. (e) (f) The number of candidates equal to the number of vacancies to be filled for full terms receiving the highest, second highest, and third highest number of votes shall be entitled to such full terms, and the candidate receiving the fourth highest number of votes shall be entitled to the unexpired term caused by such vacancy. (g) In order to qualify as a candidate for the office of a member of council, an individual must have been a resident of the Commonwealth of Virginia for one year next preceding his election and of the Town of South Boston for thirty (30) days next preceding his election and be qualified to vote for that office. § 5. Mayor and vice mayor. (a) At the regular municipal elections held by the Town of South Boston, the mayor of the town shall be elected by the voters of the town, and the candidate that receives the plurality of the votes shall be elected to the office. The term of office of the mayor shall commence on July 1, following the election, and the mayor shall hold office for four years from the date of commencement of his/her term. 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 purposes of military law. The mayor shall have the power to suspend and the council to remove any town officer appointed by the council for misconduct in office or neglect of duty to be specified in the order of suspension or removal, but no such removal shall be made without reasonable notice to the officer complained of and an opportunity afforded him to be heard in his defense. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the town manager shall serve at the pleasure of council. (b) The first election of the mayor shall take place on the first Tuesday in May, 1996, for a term to commence on July 1, 1996. (c) The council shall, at the 1996 organizational
meeting and every fourth year thereafter, elect from the members of the council
a vice (d) (e) The council may by ordinance provide for a salary, if any, to be paid the mayor. (f) In order to qualify as a candidate for the office of mayor, an individual must have been a resident of the Commonwealth of Virginia for one year next preceding his election and the Town of South Boston for thirty (30) days next preceding his election and be qualified to vote for that office. § 6. Powers of town generally; adoption of provisions of Code
of Virginia The powers set forth in § 7. Where reference is made herein to any provision of the Code of Virginia, Acts of the General Assembly or state regulations or where any provision of the Code of Virginia, Acts of the General Assembly or state regulations are incorporated herein by reference, such reference includes future amendments and successor provisions to the provisions of the Code of Virginia, Acts of the General Assembly and state regulations without future amendment to this Charter. |