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2000 SESSION
SB 119 Charter; City of Portsmouth.
Introduced by: Frederick M. Quayle | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Charter; City of Portsmouth. Allows the city to assess up to an additional two dollars in certain civil, criminal or traffic cases in its district or circuit court. Any such sum collected shall be used only for the construction, renovation or maintenance of the courthouse and related facilities. Other amendments (i) grant the city manager authority to appoint secretaries who shall serve at the pleasure of the city manager, (ii) give the city attorney authority to appoint and dismiss employees of the Department of Law, and (iii) provide that every deputy city attorney, assistant city attorney and secretary to the city attorney shall serve at the pleasure of the city attorney.
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HISTORY
- 01/12/00 Senate: Presented & ordered printed 005641520
- 01/12/00 Senate: Referred to Committee on Local Government
- 01/18/00 Senate: Reported from Local Government (13-Y 0-N)
- 01/19/00 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/19/00 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/20/00 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/21/00 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (35-Y 0-N)
- 01/21/00 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (35-Y 0-N)
- 01/21/00 Senate: Communicated to House
- 02/01/00 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/01/00 House: Read first time
- 02/01/00 House: Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
- 02/22/00 House: Reported from Count., Cities and Towns (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/00 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/23/00 House: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: 2
- 03/05/00 House: Tabled in Courts of Justice (23-Y 0-N)