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SENATE BILL NO. 1172 Offered January 8, 2003 Prefiled January 8, 2003 A BILL to amend and reenact § 14 of Chapters 406 and 521 of the Acts of Assembly of 1999, which provided a charter for the Town of Bluefield, relating to the town treasurer. ---------- Patron-- Puckett ---------- Referred to Committee on Local Government ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That § 14 of Chapters 406 and 521 of the Acts of Assembly of 1999 is amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 14. Town treasurer.

A. A town treasurer shall be elected from and by the qualified voters of the town at the May councilmanic election, 1980, and each four years thereafter, appointed by the town manager, and shall qualify and assume the duties of his office the following July 1 and serve for four years thereafter, and thereafter until his successor has been elected and qualifiedappointed, and shall be bonded, by corporate bond, as the council may deem necessary.

B. The town treasurer shall be the disbursing agent of the town and have the custody of all moneys, and all evidence of value belonging to the town or held in trust by the town.

C. He shall receive all moneys belonging to and received by the town and keep a correct account of all receipts from all sources and expenditures of all departments. He shall collect all taxes and assessments, water rents, and other charges belonging to and payable to the town, and for that purpose he is hereby vested with any and all powers which are now or may hereafter be vested in county and city treasurers for the collection of county, city and state taxes under the general law.

D. He shall pay no money out of the treasury except in the manner prescribed in this charter.

E. He shall make all such reports and perform such other duties as may be required by the council or by this charter.

F. The treasurer shall not be entitled to any commission whatsoever for handling the funds of the town; he shall be paid for his services such salary as may be provided by the counciltown manager.