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2003 SESSION

031161856
HOUSE BILL NO. 2834
Offered January 27, 2003
A BILL to provide for the initial terms of the at-large members of the Gloucester County Board of Supervisors.
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Patron-- Morgan
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Unanimous consent to introduce
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Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. § 1. Biennial election of county supervisors in Gloucester County; initial terms.

In the event the board of supervisors of Gloucester County shall provide by ordinance for the election of supervisors biennially for staggered 4-year terms pursuant to § 24.2-219 of the Code of Virginia, the board also may provide by ordinance, notwithstanding the provisions of subsection B of § 24.2-219, that following the election to be held in November 2003 the 2 at-large supervisors-elect shall be placed in a separate pool from the 5 supervisors-elect from districts for purposes of assigning initial terms by lot so as to provide staggered terms for the 2 at-large members. Thereafter, all supervisors shall be elected for terms of 4 years.

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