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2021 SPECIAL SESSION I

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Senate Committee on Local Government
Subcommittee Charters

Spruill (Chair), Pillion, Bell, Hashmi, Kiggans

Clerk: Sean Sukol
Staff: Jeff Sharp, David Barry
Date of Meeting: February 15, 2021
Time and Place: 8:00am, SR East at Museum. Register to speak at GA website:
http://virginia-senate.granicus.com/ViewPublisher.php?view_id=3

H.B. 1749

Patron: Bloxom

Charter; Town of Nassawadox. Updates the charter for the Town of Nassawadox to reflect the town's shift of municipal elections from May to November.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 3.1 of Chapters 398 and 520 of the Acts of Assembly of 2009, which provided a charter for the Town of Nassawadox, relating to town elections.

21100548D

H.B. 1783

Patron: Campbell, R.R.

Charter; Town of Glasgow. Establishes a new charter for the Town of Glasgow in Rockbridge County and repeals the current charter, which was created in 1892. The proposed charter sets out the organization of the town's government and contains powers typically granted to towns.

A BILL to provide a new charter for the Town of Glasgow in Rockbridge County and to repeal Chapter 486, as amended, of the Acts of Assembly of 1892, which provided a charter for the Town of Glasgow.

21100718D

H.B. 2095

Patron: O'Quinn

Charter; City of Bristol; powers and organization. Makes changes to various provisions of the charter for the City of Bristol, including: (i) removing the city's authority to adopt ordinances to provide for the prevention of immorality and for the suppression of gambling places and to authorize the appointment of law-enforcement officers in exchange with the City of Bristol, Tennessee; (ii) changing from city council to the city attorney the authority to appoint assistant city attorneys; (iii) removing the requirement that a citizen own real property to serve on the planning commission; (iv) aligning the requirements for appropriations outside of the appropriations ordinance with provisions of the Code of Virginia; (v) authorizing the city council to re-appropriate unexpended funds at the end of the fiscal year, regardless of whether obligated to an ongoing project; and (vi) authorizing the city attorney to make investigations into city affairs and removing such authority from other officers of boards and commissions. The bill contains technical amendments.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 2.06, 5.04, as amended, 6.03, 8.04, as amended, 10.06, as amended, 10.07, and 15.03, as amended, of Chapter 542 of the Acts of Assembly of 1990, which provided a charter for the City of Bristol, relating to powers and organization.

21101065D

H.B. 2180

Patron: Walker

Charter; City of Lynchburg. Provides that salaries of members of the Lynchburg City Council shall be determined in accordance with general law.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 7, as amended, of Chapter 343 of the Acts of Assembly of 1928, which provided a charter for the City of Lynchburg, relating to salaries.

21100744D