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1995 SESSION
LD5563364Be 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.