Wednesday, December 3, 2008
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Tracking Virginia’s General Assembly
since 2007.
HB1172: Charter; Town of Pound.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 4.3 of Chapter 109 of the Acts of Assembly of 1984 is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 4.3. Town Officers.
A. At its organizational meeting held following the qualification of the mayor and members of council in each even-numbered year, the council may, in its discretion, appoint a town manager who shall serve as the chief administrative officer of the town.
B. The council may, in its discretion, appoint a town
attorney, town clerk, town treasurer, chief of police and such other town
officers as it deems appropriate. The town clerk and the
town treasurer shall be residents of the town. The council shall
further provide the terms of each officer or, if there be no terms, shall
indicate that the officers serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority.
C. Each officer shall have such duties as are specified by the appointing authority not inconsistent with the Constitution and general laws of the Commonwealth and this charter and shall receive such compensation, if any, as council may prescribe.
D. The same person may be appointed to more than one office; however, no person may serve as a member of council and as mayor.
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