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2004 SESSION

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Senate Committee on Local Government
Subcommittee Charters #1

Hanger, Lucas, Ticer, Ruff, Obenshain

Date of Meeting: January 27, 2004

Time and Place: Tuesday, January 27, 11:00 a.m., 3rd Floor East Conference Room

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. 396

Patron: Norment

Charter; City of Williamsburg. Provides that the City may create underground utility districts upon a petition signed by at least three-fourths of the land owners within a proposed district. Also, school board member salaries are clarified and the clerk of council is given additional authority to administer oaths.

S.B. 472

Patron: Ticer

Charter; City of Alexandria. Makes several changes including (i) authority to provide grants or loans to employees to purchase or rent residences within the City, (ii) provisions allowing any person who suffers personal injury or property damage caused by the violation of a local human rights ordinance to bring a court action against the alleged violator for damages, (iii) authority to add a cost-of-living increase for council salaries, (iv) grandfathering of city ordinances that may not have complied with general law, so long as the action was in compliance with the then applicable local law, and (v) clarifying that certain local procedures preempt provisions of general law.

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S.B. 478

Patron: Edwards

Charter; County of Roanoke. Provides that the County shall have authority to levy upon the sale or use of cigarettes a tax at a rate not to exceed 0.75 cents per cigarette sold or used, such tax to be collected pursuant to Article 7 (§ 58.1-3830 et seq.) of Chapter 38 of Title 58.1 of the Code.

S.B. 522

Patron: Hanger

Charter; City of Lexington. Provides that vacancies in the office of mayor or in council shall be filled by election if the vacancy occurs during the first 18 months of the term.