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1995 SESSION
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That §§ 4.1 and 8.5 of Chapter 759 of the Acts of Assembly of 1972 are amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 4.1. Appointment for qualifications.
There shall be a town manager, who shall be the executive officer of the town
and shall be responsible to the town council for the proper administration of
the town government. He shall be appointed by the town council for a term
of two years to coincide with the term of the appointing council at
the first meeting of each newly elected town council on or after July 1 of
each even-numbered year. Thereafter, his term shall run concurrently with
the appointing town council and continue until a successor town manager is
appointed by the next town council and duly qualified. He shall be
chosen solely on the basis of his executive and administrative
qualifications, with special reference to his this actual
experience in or knowledge of accepted practice in respect to the duties of
his office. At the time of his appointment, he need not be a resident of the
town or the Commonwealth, but during his tenure of office, he shall reside
within the town, unless specifically authorized by the town council.
§ 8.5. Present officers to continue.
The present elected officers of the town Officers appointed by the
town council shall be and remain in office until expiration of their
several terms, and until their successors have been duly elected
appointed and qualified.
2. That an emergency exists and this act is in force from its passage.