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HB474: Charter; Clifton Forge
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That §§ 3.4 and 3.7 of Chapter 124 of the Acts of Assembly of 2002 are amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 3.4. Election and term of office.
The council shall be elected in the manner provided by
Virginia elections laws. Three council members shall be elected on the first
Tuesday after the first Monday in May November of the year 2002 2006 and
every four years thereafter. Two other council members shall be elected on the first
Tuesday after the first Monday in May November of the year 2004 2008
and every four years thereafter.
The term of office for all council members shall begin on the
first day of July January
next following their election, and they shall serve for a term of four years or
until a successor shall have been elected and qualified; provided, however,
that the terms of the three council members subject to expire June 30, 2006, shall be extended to December 31, 2006, and
the terms of the two council members subject to expire June 30, 2008, shall be extended to December 31, 2008. The council members may
succeed themselves as often as the voters may choose.
§ 3.7. Mayor and vice-mayor.
At the first meeting of the council in July January of each even odd-numbered
year, the council shall elect from its members a mayor who shall be one of said
five council members and who shall serve for a term of two years. The mayor as
a member of the council shall have the same powers and duties as other members
of the council, with a vote, but no veto. In addition, the mayor shall preside
at meetings of the council, shall be recognized as head of the town government
for all ceremonial purposes, for purposes of military law, and for the service
of civil processes but shall have no administrative duties.
At the first meeting of the council in July January of each even odd-numbered
year, the council shall also elect from its members a vice-mayor who shall
serve for a term of two years. The vice-mayor shall act as mayor during the
absence or disability of the mayor.
The mayor and vice-mayor in office at the time of the passage of the amendment to this charter shall continue in office as mayor and vice-mayor, respectively, until the first meeting of the council in January 2007.
2. That an emergency exists and this act is in force from its passage.
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