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2009 SESSION
HB 2494 Charter; City of Hopewell.
Introduced by: Riley E. Ingram | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Charter; City of Hopewell. Amends the charter to allow most bonds to be issued by the City of Hopewell upon the affirmative vote in a referendum of voters pursuant to the Code of Virginia, rather than on an affirmative vote of a majority of all members of city council, as is the current procedure. The only bonds that may still be issued upon an affirmative vote of a majority of city council members are (i) bonds issued for improvements to existing public buildings; (ii) bonds not exceeding $10 million, as adjusted for inflation, issued for economic development purposes as determined by the city council; (iii) revenue bonds; (iv) refunding bonds; and (v) tax and revenue anticipation obligations that mature within one year from the date of their issue. Further amends the charter to allow city council to elect to participate in a regional free library system in lieu of establishing a local library board and appoint members of the board of such system as permitted under the inter-jurisdictional contract establishing the regional library system.
FULL TEXT
- 01/14/09 House: Presented and ordered printed 098727564 pdf
- 02/28/09 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2494ER) pdf
- 03/27/09 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0484) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/14/09 House: Presented and ordered printed 098727564
- 01/14/09 House: Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
- 01/23/09 House: Assigned CC & T sub: 1
- 01/28/09 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting
- 01/30/09 House: Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/09 House: Read first time
- 02/03/09 House: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/04/09 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/09 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/09 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/05/09 Senate: Referred to Committee on Local Government
- 02/17/09 Senate: Reported from Local Government (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/09 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/09 Senate: Read third time
- 02/20/09 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/09 Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (37-Y 3-N)
- 02/20/09 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/23/09 Senate: Read third time
- 02/23/09 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/28/09 House: Enrolled
- 02/28/09 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2494ER)
- 02/28/09 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/28/09 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/27/09 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 484 (effective 7/1/09)
- 03/27/09 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0484)