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2005 SESSION
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That §§ 1-1, 2-4, 6-2, and 7-3, and 9-3, as amended, of Chapter 657 of the Acts of Assembly of 1982 are amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 1-1. Corporate entity; powers generally.--A. The inhabitants of the territory comprised within the limits of the City of Danville, as the same now are or may hereafter be established by law, shall continue to be a body politic and corporate under the name of the City of Danville and as such shall have perpetual succession, may sue and be sued, contract and be contracted with and may have a corporate seal which it may alter, renew or amend at its pleasure.
B. The city shall have and may exercise all powers which are now or may hereafter be conferred upon or delegated to cities under the Constitution and laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia and all other powers pertinent to the conduct of a city government, the exercise of which is not inconsistent with such Constitution and laws, as fully and completely as though such powers were specifically enumerated in this charter, and no enumeration of particular powers in this charter shall be held to be exclusive, but shall be held to be in addition to this general grant of powers.
The powers herein granted shall include, without limitation,
those available to cities in Chapter 18 11 (§ 15.2-1100 et seq.) of
Title 15.1 15.2 of the Code of Virginia, 1950, as from time to
time amended.
§ 2-4. Filling of vacancies.--Any vacancy in the council
shall be filled, for the unexpired term, by the remaining members. No
person shall be deemed to be elected unless he shall have received at least
five votes in his favor. If the council shall fail to fill a vacancy in
its membership within ninety days of the occurrence of the vacancy, such
vacancy shall be filled by appointment by the circuit court of the city, and the
circuit court shall be subject to the provisions of § 24.1-76 24.2-100
and Article 6 (§ 24.2-225 et seq.) of Chapter 2 of Title 24.2 of the Code
of Virginia for the ordering of a special election to fill the vacancy.
§ 6-2. Composition; appointment and terms of members;
filling of vacancies.--A. The school board shall consist of seven
members, who shall be qualified voters of the city. The members in office
at the effective date of this charter are hereby continued in office for the
terms for which they were appointed. Each member shall be appointed as
herein provided from the city at large by the council of the city for the term
of three years from the first day of July next following the date of
appointment elected at-large and pursuant to the provisions of §
22.1-57.3 of the Code of Virginia, 1950, as amended.
B. On or before June 12, 1983, and on or before June
12 of every third year thereafter, the council shall elect three members; on or
before June 12, 1984, and on or before June 12 of every third year thereafter,
the council shall elect two members; and on or before June 12, 1985, and on or
before June 12 of every third year thereafter, the council shall elect two
members.
C. Any vacancy occurring in the school board
shall be filled by the council for the unexpired term pursuant to the
provisions of § 24.2-228 of the Code of Virginia, 1950, as amended.
§ 7-3. General powers and duties; application of general
laws.--The board of zoning appeals shall have such powers and duties as are
prescribed for such boards by the general laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia,
particularly Article 8 7 (§ 15.2-2280 et seq.) of Chapter 11 22
of Title 15.1 15.2 of the Code of Virginia, 1950, as amended,
and shall be subject to the provisions of such laws.
§ 9-3. Purposes for which bonds or notes may be
issued.--A. Bonds or notes may be issued to finance capital expenditures, or
for the purposes of financing the payment of any sum or compensation which the
city may be required to pay by order of any court heretofore or hereafter made
in annexation proceedings pursuant to Chapter 25 32 (§ 15.2-3200 et
seq.) of Title 15.1 15.2 of the Code of Virginia, 1950, as
amended, or the payment or funding or refunding of any indebtedness or bonds or
other obligations assumed by the city in such annexation, or the payment of
other costs and expenditures in connection with such annexation. Notes may be
issued in anticipation of the issuance of bonds for any purposes for which
bonds may be issued when the bonds have been authorized as hereinafter
provided.
B. Notes may be issued, when authorized by the council, at any time during the fiscal year, in anticipation of the collection of revenue of such year.