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CHAPTER 161 An Act to amend and reenact §§ 5.1 and 5.2, as amended, of Chapter 319 of the Acts of Assembly of 1966, which provided a charter for the City of Fairfax, relating to salaries. [S 97] Approved March 19, 2004

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That §§ 5.1 and 5.2, as amended, of Chapter 319 of the Acts of Assembly of 1966 are amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 5.1. Composition.

The Council shall consist of six members elected as provided in Chapter 3. They shall receive as compensation for their services as members of the Council a sum not to exceed $6,000 per year each in accordance with § 15.2-1414.6 of the Code of Virginia. It shall be lawful for the Council to increase the amount of such compensation provided the increase does not become effective until the end of the Council term then current.

§ 5.2. Powers.

All Powers vested in the City shall be exercised by the Council except as otherwise provided in this Charter. In addition to the foregoing, the Council shall have the following powers:

(a) To provide for the organization, conduct and operation of all departments, bureaus, divisions, boards, commissions, offices and agencies of the City.

(b) To create, alter or abolish departments, bureaus, divisions, boards, commissions and offices.

(c) To designate the time and place for all Council meetings; provided, that special meetings of the Council may be called at the request of the Mayor or of not less than three members thereof.

(d) To provide for the number, titles, qualifications, power, duties and compensation of all officers and employees of the City, and to supplement the salary of any elected official and his deputies and employees other than the Mayor and Councilmen, provided that any such supplement shall not exceed the maximum permitted by general law.

(e) To provide for compensation of Mayor in an amount not to exceed $7,500 per annum accordance with § 15.2-1414.6 of the Code of Virginia.

(f) To provide for compensation of members of boards or commissions in an amount not to exceed fifty dollars ($50.00) $50 per meeting.