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

DateAction
01/10/2006Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/06 067093440
01/10/2006Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
02/10/2006Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
02/10/2006Committee substitute printed 065498440-H1
02/11/2006Read first time
02/13/2006Read second time
02/13/2006Committee substitute agreed to 065498440-H1
02/13/2006Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB621H1
02/14/2006Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
02/14/2006VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
02/14/2006Communicated to Senate
02/15/2006Constitutional reading dispensed
02/15/2006Referred to Committee on Local Government
02/21/2006Reported from Local Government with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
02/23/2006Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
02/23/2006VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
02/24/2006Read third time
02/24/2006Reading of amendment waived
02/24/2006Committee amendment agreed to
02/24/2006Emergency clause added
02/24/2006Engrossed by Senate as amended
02/24/2006Passed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N)
02/24/2006VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
02/27/2006Placed on Calendar
02/28/2006Senate amendment agreed to by House (97-Y 0-N)
02/28/2006VOTE: ADOPTION (97-Y 0-N)
03/07/2006Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB621ER)
03/07/2006Enrolled
03/07/2006Signed by Speaker
03/08/2006Signed by President
04/05/2006G Approved by Governor-Chapter 650 (effective 4/5/06)
04/14/2006G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0650)