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2014 SESSION
14104100DBe it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1.
§1.1 Continuation of Town- The inhabitants of the territory embraced within the present limits of the Town of Rural Retreat, in Wythe County, Virginia, as hereinafter defined, or as the same may be hereafter altered and established by law, shall constitute and continue body politic and corporate to be known and designated as the Town of Rural Retreat, and as such shall have and may exercise all powers which are now, or may hereafter be conferred upon or delegated to towns under the constitution and laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia as fully and as completely as though said powers were specifically enumerated herein, and no enumeration of particular powers herein shall be held to be exclusive.
§ 1.2 Boundaries- The territory embraced within the present limits of the Town of Rural Retreat is described in metes and bounds in an order of incorporation of the town entered by the circuit court of Wythe County, Virginia, on the 24th day of July, 1911, and as amended through past or future annexation as approved and recorded by the circuit court of Wythe County, Virginia.
§2.1 Powers of the Town- The Town of Rural Retreat
shall have all powers that may be conferred upon or delegated to towns under
the constitution and laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia, including but not
limited to, those powers set forth in Article 1 § 15.2-1100 et. Seq, of
§ 3.1 Election, Qualification and Term of Office-
A. The
government of the Town of Rural Retreat, shall be vested in a mayor and a body
to
be known as the council of the Town of Rural
Retreat, which council shall consist of
six members, all of whom, as well as
the mayor shall be residents and qualified voters
of the Town.
B.
shall serve until their successors have been elected or qualified. Municipal
elections
within the Town of Rural Retreat shall take place on the first Tuesday in May
of each
even-numbered year. At each such regular municipal election, three
council-members
shall be elected to four years each. The
terms of office for both council-members and
the mayor so elected shall commence on the first day of July immediately
following
such election, and shall continue until their successors have been
elected and qualified.
C.
therein as other members and shall vote only in case of a tie but shall have no
veto. He
shall be recognized as the head of town government for all ceremonial purposes
and
purposes of military law. At the regular scheduled meeting of the council held
in the
month of July following a municipal election, the council shall choose, by a
majority
vote of all members thereof, one of their members to be vice-mayor for
the ensuing two
years. The vice-mayor shall in the absence or disability of the mayor perform
the duties
of the mayor. In the absence or disability of both the mayor and vice-mayor the
council
shall by majority vote of those present
choose one of their members to perform the duties of mayor.
§ 3.2 Qualifications of members- Any person qualified to vote in the town shall be eligible for the office of councilman or mayor.
§ 3.3 Powers of
Council- The council along the mayor shall make such rules as are necessary
§ 3.4 Vacancies- Vacancies on the and in the office of the mayor and vice-mayor shall be filled for the unexpired term by a majority vote of the members of council.
§ 4.1 Eminent Domain- The power of eminent domain as set forth in title 15.2 and title 25.1 200-251 of the Code of "Virginia are hereby conferred upon the Town of Rural Retreat, including the power to issue certificates pursuant to § 25.1-300 through 25.1-318 of the Code of Virginia.
§ 4.2. Fiscal Year- The fiscal year of the town shall begin on July 1 of each year and end on June 30 of the following year.
§ 4.3
Legislative Procedure- Except in dealing with parliamentary procedure the
council shall act
only by ordinance and resolution, and with the exception of ordinances making
§ 4.4. Ordinances
to remain in force - All ordinances now in force in the Town of Rural Retreat,
§ 4.5. Acts in conflict with Charter - All acts or part of acts in conflict with this Charter are hereby repealed, insofar as they affect the provisions of this Charter.