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2021 SESSION
HB 2095 Bristol, City of; amending charter, changes to powers and organization.
Introduced by: Israel D. O'Quinn | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Charter; City of Bristol; powers and organization. Makes changes to various provisions of the charter for the City of Bristol, including: (i) removing the city's authority to adopt ordinances to provide for the prevention of immorality and for the suppression of gambling places and to authorize the appointment of law-enforcement officers in exchange with the City of Bristol, Tennessee; (ii) changing from city council to the city attorney the authority to appoint assistant city attorneys; (iii) removing the requirement that a citizen own real property to serve on the planning commission; (iv) aligning the requirements for appropriations outside of the appropriations ordinance with provisions of the Code of Virginia; (v) authorizing the city council to re-appropriate unexpended funds at the end of the fiscal year, regardless of whether obligated to an ongoing project; and (vi) authorizing the city attorney to make investigations into city affairs and removing such authority from other officers of boards and commissions. The bill contains technical amendments.
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HISTORY
- 01/12/21 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101065D
- 01/12/21 House: Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
- 01/12/21 House: Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
- 01/19/21 House: Assigned CC & T sub: Charters
- 01/21/21 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
- 01/22/21 House: Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (22-Y 0-N)
- 01/25/21 House: Read first time
- 01/26/21 House: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/27/21 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 01/27/21 House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
- 01/28/21 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 01/28/21 Senate: Referred to Committee on Local Government
- 02/05/21 Senate: Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Local Government (15-Y 0-N)