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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: February 24, 2004
Time and Place: 11:00 a.m., 3rd Floor East Conference Room, GAB

H.B. 56

Patron: Cox

Charter; City of Colonial Heights. Shifts city elections for the council and school board from May to November. Those currently in office shall have their terms extended by six months.

01/28/04 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)

H.B. 176

Patron: Baskerville

Charter; City of Richmond. Provides for the direct election of the mayor, beginning in November 2004. The person receiving the most votes in each of at least five of the nine city council districts shall be elected. Should no one be elected, a runoff election shall be held on between the two persons receiving the highest total of votes citywide. The person receiving the most votes in each of at least five of the nine city council districts shall be elected. An elected term shall run four years. Anyone eligible to serve on city council may serve as mayor except no one may be elected mayor for three consecutive terms. The mayor shall be the chief executive officer of the city and shall be responsible for the proper administration of city government. The mayor shall be recognized as the head of government for all ceremonial purposes, military law and the service of civil process. The office of mayor shall be a full-time position with salary and expenses set by the council. The position of city manager is replaced by the position of chief administrative officer, appointed by the mayor subject to the advice and consent of a majority of the members of city council. The chief administrative officer shall serve at the pleasure of the mayor. Additional amendments clarify the responsibilities of the mayor and the chief administrative officer.

02/17/04 House: Read third time and passed House (91-Y 8-N 1-A)

H.B. 559

Patron: Marrs

Charter; Chesterfield County. Provides that the County shall have the power to create or modify certain assessment districts for local improvements. For any such assessment district created after January 1, 2003, the Board may provide for the payment of an assessment of costs for improvements, or of any installment due pursuant to § 15.2-2413 of the Code of Virginia, to be suspended when any owner who owned property on the day the ordinance creating the assessment district was adopted and who occupies a residential building located on the property is 65 years of age or older.

01/28/04 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)

H.B. 968

Patron: Barlow

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.

02/04/04 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)

H.B. 994

Patron: Hugo

Charter; Town of Clifton. Provides that the vice mayor shall preside in the absence of the mayor.

01/28/04 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)

H.B. 1088

Patron: Nutter

Charter; City of Radford. Updates the City's boundary description, provides that all readings of ordinances shall require an affirmative vote of the majority of the members present and voting to pass, and makes numerous technical and clarifying changes.

02/04/04 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)

H.B. 1112

Patron: Weatherholtz

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.

02/17/04 House: Read third time and passed House (67-Y 33-N)

H.B. 1206

Patron: Cline

Charter; Town of Glasgow. Provides for staggered council terms and deletes obsolete provisions.

02/04/04 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)

H.B. 1248

Patron: Scott, J.M.

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.

02/04/04 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)