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2004 SESSION

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Senate Committee on Local Government
Subcommittee Charters #1

Newman, Hanger, Watkins, Lucas, Ticer

Date of Meeting: January 20, 2004

Time and Place: 11:00 a.m., 3rd Floor East Conference Room

S.B. 80

Patron: Obenshain

Charter; City of Harrisonburg. Provides that the mayor may resign the office of mayor without giving up his or her membership on council. Also, the council may, by unanimous vote of the council members other than the mayor, remove the mayor from the office of mayor.

S.B. 97

Patron: Devolites

Charter; City of Fairfax. Provides that the Mayor and council members may be compensated in accordance with general law.

S.B. 133

Patron: Edwards

Charter; City of Roanoke. Amends the city's charter to allow for both city council and voter petition-initiated advisory referenda. Such referenda may be held on any question relating to the affairs of the city. If a petition-initiated referendum pertaining to a charter amendment passes by a majority vote, then the clerk of the circuit court shall communicate the result to the General Assembly with the same effect as if the council had adopted a resolution requesting the General Assembly to adopt the amendment.

S.B. 203

Patron: Whipple

Charter; City of Falls Church. Makes changes affecting the internal operations and administration of city government in order to give the City greater flexibility to deal with personnel and other matters.

S.B. 211

Patron: Quayle

Charter; City of Franklin. Increases the salaries of school board members from $1,000 to $4,000 and the school board chairman from $1,500 to $5,000.