HB1172: Charter; Town of Pound.

HOUSE BILL NO. 1172
Offered January 9, 2008
Prefiled January 9, 2008
A BILL to amend and reenact § 4.3 of Chapter 109 of the Acts of Assembly of 1984, which provided a charter for the Town of Pound, relating to residency requirement.
Patron-- Phillips

Committee Referral Pending

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.