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CHAPTER 868 An Act to amend and reenact §§ 7.01, 7.02 and 7.03 of Chapter 717 of the Acts of Assembly of 1980, which provided a charter for the City of Chesapeake, relating to administrative departments. [S 775] Approved March 22, 2003

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That §§ 7.01, 7.02 and 7.03 of Chapter 717 of the Acts of Assembly of 1980 are amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 7.01. Creation of administrative departments.

There are hereby created the departments of personnel human resources, law, education, finance and planning. The council may create such other departments, combine or abolish departments and distribute the functions thereof as it may determine from time to time; provided, however, that the council shall not have the power to abolish, transfer or combine the functions of the departments of personnel human resources, law, education, finance and planning.

§ 7.02. Department heads.

There shall be a director who shall administer each department. The director of each department except the departments of law and, education and audit services shall be appointed by the manager. With the consent of the council, the manager may serve as the head of one or more departments, or he may appoint one person to head two or more of them.

The director of audit services shall be recommended for appointment by the manager, subject to ratification by a majority vote of the council. The director of audit services shall be subject to removal from office by a majority vote of the council.

§ 7.03. Responsible to city manager.

The director of each department, except the departments of law and, education and audit services, shall be immediately responsible to the city manager. They shall make reports and recommendations concerning their departments to the city manager under such rules and regulations as may be prescribed.