Charter; City of Richmond. (HB621)
Introduced By
Del. John O'Bannon (R-Richmond)
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
✓ |
Passed Committee |
✓ |
Passed House |
✓ |
Passed Senate |
✓ |
Signed by Governor |
☐ |
Became Law |
Description
Charter; City of Richmond. Amends the charter by (i) clarifying that the council may adopt the budget at either a regular or special meeting, (ii) deleting an additional requirement for introduction of ordinances at special meetings, (iii) clarifying the duties of the city attorney and explicitly granting authority to represent more than one city official, department, or other entity that are parties to the same transaction, (iv) granting the mayor authority to employ special counsel in instances where the city attorney has a conflict of interests (v) clarifying that the mayor or his designee may attend closed meetings of the council unless the council determines that such inclusion shall be detrimental to the purpose of the council's deliberations, (vi) requiring the chief administrative officer to attend, or be represented at, all open meetings of the council, (vii) making several clarifications to the budgetary process and (viii) making numerous technical or housekeeping changes. This bill contains an emergency clause. This bill is identical to SB 81. Read the Bill »
Status
04/05/2006: signed by governor
History
Date | Action |
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01/10/2006 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/06 067093440 |
01/10/2006 | Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns |
02/10/2006 | Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with substitute (22-Y 0-N) |
02/10/2006 | Committee substitute printed 065498440-H1 |
02/11/2006 | Read first time |
02/13/2006 | Read second time |
02/13/2006 | Committee substitute agreed to 065498440-H1 |
02/13/2006 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB621H1 |
02/14/2006 | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N) |
02/14/2006 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N) |
02/14/2006 | Communicated to Senate |
02/15/2006 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
02/15/2006 | Referred to Committee on Local Government |
02/21/2006 | Reported from Local Government with amendment (15-Y 0-N) |
02/23/2006 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) |
02/23/2006 | VOTE: (40-Y 0-N) |
02/24/2006 | Read third time |
02/24/2006 | Reading of amendment waived |
02/24/2006 | Committee amendment agreed to |
02/24/2006 | Emergency clause added |
02/24/2006 | Engrossed by Senate as amended |
02/24/2006 | Passed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N) |
02/24/2006 | VOTE: (40-Y 0-N) |
02/27/2006 | Placed on Calendar |
02/28/2006 | Senate amendment agreed to by House (97-Y 0-N) |
02/28/2006 | VOTE: ADOPTION (97-Y 0-N) |
03/07/2006 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB621ER) |
03/07/2006 | Enrolled |
03/07/2006 | Signed by Speaker |
03/08/2006 | Signed by President |
04/05/2006 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 650 (effective 4/5/06) |
04/14/2006 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0650) |