Charters
Virginia 2012 Regular Session
Charter; Town of Virgilina. [HB-1127]
[Elections ]
Charter; Town of Virgilina. Moves the date of the elections for mayor and councilmen from May to November of each even-numbered year. The bill contains an emergency clause.
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Charter; City of Chesapeake. [HB-1019]
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[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
Charter; City of Chesapeake. Expands the board of zoning appeals from five to seven members.
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Virginia 2011 Regular Session
Charter; City of Alleghany Highlands. [SB-899]
[Community Development ]
Charter; City of Alleghany Highlands. Provides a new charter for the City of Alleghany Highlands, the city to be created by the consolidation of Alleghany County and the City of Covington, if approved by voters.
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Virginia 2011 Regular Session
Charter; City of Martinsville. [SB-880]
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Charter; City of Martinsville. Amends the charter of the City of Martinsville to change the date of the council member elections to the general election date in November. The measure also provides that three council members shall be elected on the November 2012 general election date and every four years thereafter, and the two other council members shall be elected on the November 2014 general election date and every four years thereafter. The terms of office of the council members begin in the January after their election, instead of the July after
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Virginia 2011 Regular Session
Charter; City of Fairfax. [SB-847]
[Elections ]
Charter; City of Fairfax. Amends the charter for the City of Fairfax by changing the date of the first meeting of the newly elected City Council members from the first Tuesday of July following their election to the second Tuesday of July following their election or at the first scheduled regular or special meeting of the City Council in July, whichever occurs first. Additionally, the charter is amended so that revenue bonds may be issued by the City without holding a bond referendum, as the charter currently requires.
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Virginia 2011 Regular Session
Charter; City of Williamsburg. [SB-1189]
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Charter; City of Williamsburg. Amends the charter for the City of Williamsburg so that vacancies in the city council are filled pursuant to Virginia Code. Vacancies may first be appointed by the remaining council members if a vacancy in the council occurs and then by the voters in a special election.
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Virginia 2011 Regular Session
Charter; City of Hopewell. [SB-1159]
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Charter; City of Hopewell. Amends the charter to change election day for city council members from May to November, beginning in November 2012, and to extend the terms of the council's president and vice-president from June 30, 2012, to December 31, 2012. Additionally, the office of the city attorney is further defined to allow the city attorney to serve as chief legal advisor to the council and to the chief administrative officer. The city attorney also is given the power to appoint and remove his employees authorized by the council and assistants.
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Virginia 2011 Regular Session
Charter; City of Portsmouth. [SB-1138]
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Charter; City of Portsmouth. Repeals the existing charter and provides a new charter containing powers typically granted to cities. Numerous outdated and redundant provisions are deleted.
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Virginia 2011 Regular Session
Charter; Town of Dayton. [SB-1081]
[Community Development ]
Charter; Town of Dayton. Amends the charter for the Town of Dayton so that the town council will consist of six members and a mayor, rather than seven members and a mayor.
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Virginia 2011 Regular Session
Charter; Town of Narrows. [SB-1065]
[Elections ]
Charter; Town of Narrows. Amends the charter for the Town of Narrows to change elections for mayor and town council members from May to the November general election date.
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Virginia 2011 Regular Session
Charter; Town of Urbanna. [HB-2532]
[Elections ]
Charter; Town of Urbanna. Shifts the town's elections from May to November.
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Virginia 2011 Regular Session
Charter; Town of Halifax. [HB-2407]
[Elections ]
Charter; Town of Halifax. Changes the town's municipal elections to the date of the November general election.
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Virginia 2011 Regular Session
Charter; Town of South Boston. [HB-2406]
[Community Development ]
Charter; Town of South Boston. Alters the method of filling vacancies on council and in the office of mayor so as to conform to state law. Other changes include updating Code references and allowing for incorporation of state law by reference.
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Virginia 2011 Regular Session
Charter; City of Franklin. [HB-2354]
[Education ]
Charter; City of Franklin. Establishes staggered terms for the city's appointed school board.
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Virginia 2011 Regular Session
Charter; City of Williamsburg. [HB-2139]
[Elections ]
Charter; City of Williamsburg. Amends the charter for the City of Williamsburg so that vacancies in the city council are filled pursuant to Virginia Code. Vacancies may first be appointed by the remaining council members if a vacancy in the council occurs and then by the voters in a special election.
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Virginia 2011 Regular Session
Charter; City of Franklin. [HB-2130]
[Education ]
Charter; City of Franklin. Establishes staggered terms for the city's appointed school board.
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Virginia 2011 Regular Session
Local government; publication of notices for charter changes, referenda, and public hearings, etc. [HB-2079]
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Local government; publication of notices for charter changes, referenda, and public hearings, etc.; alternatives. Gives localities alternatives to publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the locality for legal ads and other notices of proposed action. These alternatives include publication in at least two of the following forms of publication: (i) in a newspaper of general circulation in the locality, including such newspaper's online publication, if any; (ii) on the locality's website; (iii) on any public access channel operated by
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Virginia 2011 Regular Session
Charter; City of Hopewell. [HB-2072]
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Charter; City of Hopewell. Amends the charter to change election day for city council members from May to November, beginning in November 2012, and to extend the terms of the council's president and vice-president from June 30, 2012, to December 31, 2012. Additionally, the office of the city attorney is further defined to allow the city attorney to serve as chief legal advisor to the council and to the chief administrative officer. The city attorney also is given the power to appoint and remove his employees authorized by the council and assistants.
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Virginia 2011 Regular Session
Charter; Town of Purcellville. [HB-2031]
[Community Development ]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
Charter; Town of Purcellville. Allows the town council to increase the size of the board of architectural review from five to seven members.
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Virginia 2011 Regular Session
Charter; Town of Bluefield. [HB-2015]
[Community Development ]
[Elections ]
Charter; Town of Bluefield. Updates the town's boundaries, provides for the selection of a vice-mayor, and lengthens the mayor's term from two to four years.