HB2292: Culpeper, Town of; amending charter, notice of special meetings and residence of Town Manager.


VIRGINIA ACTS OF ASSEMBLY -- CHAPTER
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 3.9 and 4.1 of Chapter 247 of the Acts of Assembly of 1968, which provided a charter for the Town of Culpeper in the County of Culpeper, relating to notice of special meetings and residence of the Town Manager.
[H 2292]
Approved

 

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That §§ 3.9 and 4.1 of Chapter 247 of the Acts of Assembly of 1968 is amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 3.9. - Meetings of council.

The town council shall fix the time of its stated meetings, and it shall meet at least once a month. Special meetings may be called at any time by the mayor or by three members of the town council; provided, that all members shall be duly notified as defined by ordinance seventy-two hours prior to any special meeting. The seventy-two hour period shall be from the time the notice or of special meeting is duly released to the town police electronically transmitted to the council. A special meeting may be held without prior notification to members of council upon the consent and waiver of such notice by all council members. The time required for prior notice of any special meeting may be decreased or waived by approval of two-thirds of the members of council provided all members of council are actually notified of such meeting.

§ 4.1. - Appointment and qualifications.

There shall be a town manager, who shall be the executive officer of the town and shall be responsible to the town council for the proper administration of the town government. He The Town Manager shall be appointed by the town council for an indefinite term. He The Town Manager shall be chosen solely on the basis of his executive and administrative qualifications, with special reference to his actual experience in or knowledge of accepted practice in respect to the duties of his the office. At the time of his appointment, he the Town Manager need not be a resident of the town or the Commonwealth, but during his tenure of office, he shall reside within the town Culpeper County.

2. That an emergency exists and this act is in force from its passage.

HOUSE BILL NO. 2292

Offered January 21, 2015
A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 3.9 and 4.1 of Chapter 247 of the Acts of Assembly of 1968, which provided a charter for the Town of Culpeper in the County of Culpeper, relating to notice of special meetings and residence of the Town Manager.
Patron-- Scott

Committee Referral Pending

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That §§ 3.9 and 4.1 of Chapter 347 of the Acts of Assembly of 1968 is amended and reenacted as follows:

 Sec. 3.9. - Meetings of council.

The town council shall fix the time of its stated meetings, and it shall meet at least once a month. Special meetings may be called at any time by the mayor or by three members of the town council; provided, that all members shall be duly notified as defined by ordinance seventy-two hours prior to any special meeting. The seventy-two hour period shall be from the time the notice of or special meeting is electronically transmitted to the council.duly released to the town police. A special meeting may be held without prior notification to members of council upon the consent and waiver of such notice by all council members. The time required for prior notice of any special meeting may be decreased or waived by approval of two-thirds of the members of council provided all members of council are actually notified of such meeting.

§ 4.1. - Appointment and qualifications.

There shall be a town manager, who shall be the executive officer of the town and shall be responsible to the town council for the proper administration of the town government. He The Town Manager shall be appointed by the town council for an indefinite term. He The Town Manager shall be chosen solely on the basis of his executive and administrative qualifications, with special reference to his actual experience in or knowledge of accepted practice in respect to the duties of his the office. At the time of his appointment, he the Town Manager need not be a resident of the town or the Commonwealth, but during his tenure of office, he shall reside within Culpeper County.the town.

2. That an emergency exists and this act is in force from its passage.