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2009 SESSION
096656516Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That §§ 16, 18, and 19, as severally amended, of Chapter 69 of the Acts of Assembly of 1922 are amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 16. In addition to the right of the town under the general law to negotiate temporary loans and thereby anticipate its income for and during any year, the council in the name of and for the use of the said Town of Strasburg, may contract loans, incur debts and cause certificates of debt or bonds to be issued whenever two-thirds of its members, by a recorded vote, decide that such course is in the best interest of the town and necessary in the acquirement and establishment of some needed public improvement or utility, but such council may borrow money in such manner and for such purposes only to the extent and subject to the provisions prescribed by the Constitution and laws of Virginia. If it is proposed by the town to borrow money and issue bonds under the provisions of the Constitution and laws of Virginia for any revenue producing undertaking, the council shall adopt an ordinance, reciting the expediency of borrowing money by the town and the issuance of bonds therefore, the amount of such issue, the length of time for which they are to run, the maximum rate of interest to be paid thereon, and the purpose for which the money realized therefrom is to be used, and if, under the Constitution and laws of Virginia, the purpose of borrowing money and issuing bonds qualifies such indebtedness so that it is not to be included within the otherwise authorized indebtedness of the town, the ordinance shall state that fact, as well as the specific undertaking for which the money is proposed to be borrowed and the bonds are to be issued. Any such ordinance must be passed upon the recorded affirmative vote of a two-thirds majority of all the members elected to the council. After adoption of such ordinance a certified copy thereof shall be forthwith presented to the circuit court having jurisdiction over the town, or to the judge thereof in vacation.
If the proposed bond issue be pursuant to Article VII, Section 10 (a) (3) of the Constitution of Virginia, whereby the principal and interest on such bonds are payable exclusively from the revenues and receipts of a specific undertaking or undertakings from which the town may derive a revenue or secured, solely or together with such revenues, by contributions of other units of government, the council shall thereupon authorize and issue such bonds in accordance with the Constitution and laws of Virginia without submission of the question of such bond issue to the qualified voters for approval.
If the proposed bond issue be pursuant to Article VII, Section 10 (a) (2) of the Constitution of Virginia, whereby the full faith and credit of the town is pledged by the ordinance authorizing the issuance of said bonds, the court or judge, on the receipt of the certified copy of such ordinance, shall, by an order entered in term time or vacation, direct the proper election officers of the town to take such steps and prepare such means as may be proper to give due publicity to such election. If a majority of the qualified voters who vote thereon at such special election shall approve contracting the debt, borrowing the money and issuing the bonds, the governing body of the town shall thereupon authorize and issue such bonds in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution and laws of Virginia applicable to the authorization and issuance of bonds by cities and towns.
For the purposes of this section, no distinction shall be made between a member elected to the council and a member who has been appointed to the council. Upon any matter coming before the council, the votes of all members shall be of the same dignity, whether a member has been elected or appointed.
§ 18. There shall be elected by the council at its first
meeting in July after its election, or as soon as practicable
thereafter, a treasurer, a town manager, clerk of the council (the town manager
and clerk may be combined in one office), and a town sergeant, whose terms of
office shall be co-equal with the time the council appointing same shall continue
in office, unless sooner removed for cause.in the year following
the year of a regular election of members
to council, or as soon thereafter
as practicable, a treasurer, a town
manager, a clerk
of the council, a chief of police, and a town attorney,
whose terms of office shall be for a period of two
years unless sooner removed for cause. If for any reason
any or all officers are not elected in the July meeting,
as set forth herein, the incumbent office holders
shall continue in office until council has conducted
an election as contemplated by this section. The salaries
and compensation to be paid such officers, together with their respective
duties, shall be fixed by the council. The council may also elect such other
officers as may be necessary and desirable for in
the best interest interests
of the town. All such officers as may be elected by the council shall reside
within twenty miles of the limits of the town of Strasburg.
For officers elected to their first term their, the
residency requirement will be waived for a period of one year.
In order to transition to the election cycle set forth herein, for the appointments in July of 2010, the appointment of a town officer shall be for a term of one year. Thereafter, each officer shall be appointed for a period of two years.
§ 19. Compensation of Mayor and Councilmen.
The mayor may receive a salary to be fixed by the
council, but such salary shall not be increased or diminished during his term
of office. The councilmen may be paid a compensation for attendance upon the
meetings of council, to be fixed by the council but such compensation shall not
be increased or diminished during their terms of office. The council may
provide for additional compensation to such of their committees performing
special work to the extent that may be reasonable and fair. The
Mayor shall receive a salary to be fixed by the council,
but such salary shall not be increased or diminished
during his term of office. The council shall be
paid a salary for performing their duties, but
such salary shall not be increased or diminished except
as set forth herein. Any increase in the salary to be paid
to the Mayor shall not take effect until after the
next mayoral election following the approval of any such increase.
Any increase or decrease in the salary to be paid
to a member of council shall not take effect until July 1
following the next two regular council elections. The
council may provide for additional salary to such of their
committees performing special work to the extent that may
be reasonable and fair.