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2023 SESSION

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Senate Committee on Local Government
Subcommittee Charters

Spruill (Chair), Reeves, Bell, Hashmi, Hackworth, Rouse

Clerk: Gillian Conway, Basit Khan
Staff: Jeff Sharp, Anissa Cottrell
Date of Meeting: January 23, 2023
Time and Place: 8:00 a.m. Senate Room 3, Capitol Ext.
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S.B. 822

Patron: Locke

Charter; City of Newport News; certain advertising requirements. Alters certain advertising requirements related to the disposal of real property of the city's waterworks system by reducing the requirement from four to two weeks, thereby conforming to other city advertising requirements.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 17.05 of Chapter 576 of the Acts of Assembly of 1978, which provided a charter for the City of Newport News, relating to certain advertising requirements; city waterworks.

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S.B. 829

Patron: Locke

Charter; City of Newport News; real estate assessment. Requires persons who are aggrieved by any assessment made by the City of Newport News real estate assessor to apply for relief with the board of review as a prerequisite to filing for relief in circuit court. The bill also updates references to the Code of Virginia.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 12.03, 12.04, and 12.05 of Chapter 576 of the Acts of Assembly of 1978, which provided a charter for the City of Newport News, relating to real estate assessment.

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S.B. 874

Patron: McDougle

Charter; Town of Kilmarnock. Updates the charter of the Town of Kilmarnock in Lancaster County to reflect the shift to November municipal elections as required by general law and removes a reference to the mayor for purposes of calculating a quorum. The bill also provides that no ordinance or resolution shall be passed appropriating money exceeding the sum of $500, rather than the $100 limit as specified in the current charter, except by the recorded affirmative vote of a majority of all members elected to the council.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 3, as amended, § 20, §§ 22 and 23, as amended, of Chapter 8 of the Acts of Assembly of 1952 Extra Session, which provided a charter for the Town of Kilmarnock in Lancaster County, relating to town council elections; mayor; quorum.

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S.B. 961

Patron: Peake

Charter; Town of Farmville. Establishes a new charter for the Town of Farmville in Prince Edward County and repeals the current charter, which was created in 1956. The proposed charter sets out the organization of the town's government and contains powers typically granted to towns.

A BILL to provide a new charter for the Town of Farmville in Prince Edward County and to repeal Chapter 315 of the Acts of Assembly of 1956, as amended, which provided a charter for the Town of Farmville.

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S.B. 1021

Patron: Edwards

Charter; City of Roanoke; municipal elections. Makes various changes related to the City of Roanoke's shift to November municipal elections.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 4, 10, and 16, as severally amended, of Chapter 216 of the Acts of Assembly of 1952, which provided a charter for the City of Roanoke, relating to municipal elections.

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