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CHAPTER 90 An Act to amend and reenact §§ 3.1 and 3.7 of Chapter 669 of the Acts of Assembly of 1972 which provided a charter for the Town of Crewe, in Nottoway County, relating to election and meetings of council. [H 38] Approved March 15, 1994

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That §§ 3.1 and 3.7 of Chapter 669 of the Acts of Assembly of 1972 are amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 3.1. Election, qualification and term of office of councilmen and mayor.

(a) The Town of Crewe shall be governed by a town council composed of nine seven councilmen and a mayor, all of whom shall be qualified voters of the town, to be elected from the town at large.

(b) The mayor and councilmen in office at the time of the passage of this act shall continue in office until the expiration of the terms for which they were elected. An election for mayor and councilmen shall be held on the first Tuesday in May, 1972 and every two years thereafter. The mayor and councilmen elected on the first Tuesday in May, 1972 shall enter upon their duties on the first day of September, 1972 and shall serve until the first day of July, 1974. The mayor and councilmen elected on the first Tuesday in May, 1974 and thereafter, shall enter upon their duties on the first day of July next succeeding his or their election, and shall each serve for a term of two years.

§ 3.7. Meetings of council.

The town council shall fix the time of their stated meetings, and they shall meet at least once a month. A journal shall be kept of its official proceedings and its meetings shall be open to the public. Five Four members of the town council shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting. Special meetings may be called at any time by the mayor or by any three members of the council; provided that the mayor and all council members are duly notified in writing a reasonable period of time prior to such meeting, and no business shall be transacted at a special meeting thereof, except that for which it shall be called. If all members are present, this provision may be waived by a majority vote of the council.

2. That an emergency exists and this act is in force from its passage.