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