SEARCH SITE

VIRGINIA LAW PORTAL

SEARCHABLE DATABASES

ACROSS SESSIONS

Developed and maintained by the Division of Legislative Automated Systems.

2012 SESSION


CHAPTER 198
An Act to amend Chapter 640 of the Acts of Assembly of 2011, which provided a charter for the City of Portsmouth, by adding a section numbered 3.16 and a chapter numbered 7.1, consisting of sections numbered 7.1.01, 7.1.02, and 7.1.03, relating to the budget and city auditor.
[S 478]
Approved March 8, 2012

 

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1.  That Chapter 640 of the Acts of Assembly of 2011 is amended by adding a section numbered 3.16 and a chapter numbered 7.1, consisting of sections numbered 7.1.01, 7.1.02, and 7.1.03, as follows:

§ 3.16.  Balanced budget required.

No later than June 30 of each year, the City Council shall adopt a budget in which projected revenues and receipts shall be equal to proposed expenditures for the fiscal year that begins on July 1 of the year of adoption.

CHAPTER 7.1.
CITY AUDITOR.

§ 7.1.01.  City Auditor.

The City Council may appoint a city auditor who shall serve at the pleasure of the city council.  The city auditor shall be chosen on the basis of his or her professional qualifications.

§ 7.1.02.  Powers and duties.

The City Council may prescribe the duties of the city auditor, may fix the compensation of the city auditor, and may require that the auditor shall have no other employment than with the City of Portsmouth.

§ 7.1.03.  Technical and clerical assistance.

The city auditor may appoint persons to perform such technical and clerical tasks as necessary and advisable to effectively exercise the duties and powers authorized by law, and for whom there are authorized and funded positions.