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1996 SESSION
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That §§ 3.04, 4.02 and 17.02, as amended, of Chapter 323 of the Acts of Assembly of 1950 are amended and reenacted and that Chapter 323 is amended by adding a section numbered 3.07 as follows:
§ 3.04. When any vacancy shall occur in the membership of the office
of councilman, from any cause, and the term of the office wherein the vacancy
exists shall continue for one year or more after the next succeeding regular
May election, the vacancy shall be filled for the unexpired term by election in
the next regular May election, the candidate elected shall be installed in
office immediately thereafter. The Council may by a majority vote of all the
remaining members, fill said vacancy until said election is held.
Vacancies in office of member of city council.
When a vacancy occurs in the office of member of the council, whatever the cause, the vacancy shall be filled for the unexpired portion of the term by special election at the next May general election date, as provided in § 24.2-226 of the Code of Virginia. The remaining members of the council shall make an interim appointment to fill the vacancy, as provided in § 24.2-228 of the Code of Virginia.
§ 3.07. Vacancies in office of member of school board.
When a vacancy occurs in the office of member of the school board, the vacancy shall be filled in the same manner in which vacancies are filled on the city council, as provided in § 3.04. The remaining members of the school board shall make an interim appointment to fill the vacancy.
§ 4.02. Powers.
All powers vested in the city shall be exercised by the council except as otherwise provided in this charter. In addition to the foregoing, the council shall have the following powers:
(a) To establish goals and objectives and provide for the organization, conduct and operation of all departments, bureaus, divisions, boards, commissions, offices and agencies of the city.
(b) To create, alter or abolish departments, bureaus, divisions, boards,
commissions, offices and agencies other than those specifically established by
Chapters 10, 11, and 17 and 19, and §§ 16.06 and
20.02 of this charter.
(c) Upon recommendation of the city manager, to assign and reassign to departments, all bureaus, divisions, offices, agencies, departments and functions thereof except the city school board.
(d) To provide for the number, titles, qualifications, powers, duties and compensation of all officers and employees of the city, subject in the case of members of the classified service to the provisions of Chapter 9 of this charter.
(e) To provide for the form of oaths and the amount and condition of surety bonds to be required of certain officers and employees of the city.
§ 17.02. City Planning Commission; composition; appointment, qualifications and removal of members.
There shall be a city planning commission which shall consist of seven members
appointed by the Council. One member shall be a member of the Board of
Zoning Appeals appointed for a term coincident with his term on such board; six
citizen members who shall be qualified voters of the city, actually
residing within the city limits, who hold no office of profit under the city
government, appointed for terms of four years; provided, that the five citizen
members in office on June 30, 1966, shall continue for the length of their
appointed terms. A sixth citizen member shall be appointed to serve from
the first day of July 1, 1966, for a term expiring on the
thirty-first day of December 31, 1968. Effective the first day
of January 1, 1967, and every four years thereafter, three
four citizen members shall be appointed, and effective the first day
of January 1, 1969, and every four years thereafter, three citizen
members shall be appointed. Vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired
portion of the term. A member may be removed by the council for neglect of
duty or malfeasance in office, upon written charges and after public hearing.