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2000 SESSION
SB 67 Charter; City of Norfolk.
Introduced by: D. Nick Rerras | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles | history
SUMMARY AS PASSED:
Charter; City of Norfolk. Grants council sole power to authorize an advisory referendum to be held at the general election in November, 2000, on the question of whether the mayor shall be popularly elected; conforms penalties for misdemeanors to those permitted by general law; specifies additional duties of the director of finance; streamlines the description of the city auditor's duties; clarifies the procedure for dealing with unencumbered balances; shifts responsibility for issuing warrants for payment of claims from the city auditor to the assistant director of finance or the city controller when the city manager acts as director of finance; deletes various provisions related to acquisition of property by the airport authority; and makes various technical and clarifying amendments. This bill is identical to HB 142.
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Charter; City of Norfolk. Conforms penalties for misdemeanors to those permitted by general law; grants council sole power to authorize an advisory referendum on the question of whether the mayor shall be popularly elected; specifies additional duties of the director of finance; streamlines the description of the city auditor's duties; clarifies the procedure for dealing with unencumbered balances; shifts responsibility for issuing warrants for payment of claims from the city auditor to the assistant director of finance or the city controller when the city manager acts as director of finance; deletes various provisions related to acquisition of property by the airport authority; and makes various technical and clarifying amendments.