Bill Text: VA HB1995 | 2019 | Regular Session | Prefiled
Bill Title: Newport News, City of; amending charter, inaugural meeting of newly elected council.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-02-05 - Left in Counties, Cities and Towns [HB1995 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2019-HB1995-Prefiled.html
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That §4.05, as amended, of Chapter 576 of the Acts of Assembly of 1978 is amended and reenacted as follows:
§4.05. Inaugural meetings; induction of members and election of vice-mayor.
The first meeting of a newly elected council shall take place
on the date of the first regularly scheduled meeting of the city council in the
month of July following the election at 10:00 a.m. at a place a time and location specified
for same in the notice sent to the council members in accord with the manner
set forth in §4.06 of this charter for special meetings. At or before this
first meeting, the oath of office shall be administered to the duly elected
members as provided by law. In the absence of the mayor, the meeting may be
called to order by the city clerk. The first business of the council shall be
the election of a vice-mayor and the adoption of rules of procedure. Until this
business has been completed, the council shall not adjourn for a period longer
than forty-eight hours.
