SB907: Charter; Town of Timberville.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 4, as amended, of Chapter 167 of the Acts of Assembly of 1962 is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 4. The councilmen and the mayor shall be elected by
the qualified voters of the town on the first Tuesday in May, 1972, in the
manner prescribed by law, and their terms of office shall begin on the first
day of July following the date of their election. The
three elected councilmen receiving the largest number of votes shall serve a
term of four years each. The three other elected councilmen and the mayor shall
serve a term of two years each. On the first Tuesday in May, 1974, and every
two years thereafter, a mayor shall be elected for a term of two years and
three councilmen shall be elected for terms of four years each., in the manner
prescribed by law, and their terms of office shall begin on the first day of July
following the date of their election. At the
regular municipal election to be held on the
Tuesday after the first Monday of each even-numbered year,
the qualified voters of the town shall elect a mayor and one
councilman for each councilman
whose term expires on or the
day before the first day of
January following such election. The
mayor shall serve for a term of two years, which commences on the first day of
January following the date of his election and until his successor has been duly elected and
qualified; however, the term of the mayor subject to expire June 30, 2008,
shall be extended to December 31, 2008. Councilmen
shall each serve for a term of
four years, which commences on
the first day of January following the date of their election and until their
successors have been duly elected and qualified;
however, the terms of the three
councilmen subject to expire June 30, 2008, shall be extended to December 31,
2008, and the terms of the three councilmen subject to expire June 30, 2010,
shall be extended to December 31, 2010. Any
vacancy occurring during the term for which a councilman has been elected shall
be filled by the council from the electors of the town until a successor has
been elected. The successor shall be elected at the next councilmanic regular
municipal election as provided by law to fill
the unexpired term of office. The council may elect one of their number
vice-mayor to act in the place and stead of the mayor in the latter's absence.
The term of office of the vice-mayor, if there be one, shall be the same as
that provided for the mayor.