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2016 SESSION
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That §§ 1.2 and 3.6, as amended, of Chapter 646 of the Acts of Assembly of 1968 are amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 1.2. Boundaries.
The territory embraced within the Town of Herndon is that territory in the County of Fairfax, Virginia, established in chapter 376 of the Acts of Assembly of 1938, as amended by order entered in a voluntary boundary line adjustment case by the Circuit Court of Fairfax County, Virginia, on December 20, 1988, in "Board of Supervisors of Fairfax County and Town Council of Herndon," Law 85815, recorded in the Clerk's Office of the Circuit Court of Fairfax County, Virginia, on November 6, 1997, as instrument number 97-151937, Deed Book 10166, Page 1311, and as further amended by order entered affirming a voluntary settlement agreement in a boundary line adjustment case by the Special Court sitting in the Circuit Court of Loudoun County, Virginia, on August 21, 2015, in "Town of Herndon, Virginia and the County of Loudoun, Virginia," recorded in the Clerk's Office of the Circuit Court of Loudoun County, Virginia, on October 7, 2015, as instrument number 20151007-0067932.
§ 3.6. Powers and duties of mayor.
The mayor shall be the chief executive officer of the town. He
shall have and exercise all power and authority conferred by general law not
inconsistent with this charter. He shall preside over the meetings of the town
council and shall have the same right to speak and vote therein as members of
the town council. He shall be recognized as the head of the town government for
all ceremonial and military purposes. He shall perform such other duties
consistent with his office as may be imposed by the council. He shall see that
the duties of the various town officers are faithfully performed. In times
of public danger, or emergencies, he may take command of the police and
maintain order and enforce laws, and for this purpose, may deputize such
assistant policemen as may be necessary. He, or the person acting as mayor,
may sign and deliver such documents or instruments as the council, this
charter, or the laws of the Commonwealth shall require or authorize.