WEST virginia legislature
2021 regular session
House Bill 2306
[Introduced February 12,
2021; Referred to the Committee on the Government Organization]
A BILL to amend the Code
of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by
adding thereto a new article, designated
§8-39-1, relating to governmental websites; requiring municipalities to
maintain websites with specific information available to the public at no
charge; requiring information to be updated; and requiring updated information
be provided to the Office of Technology.
Be it enacted by the
Legislature of West Virginia:
article 39. Municipal
WEBSITES.
§8-39-1. Accessible
municipal records; required information.
(a) Beginning on or
before December 31, 2021, each municipality shall maintain a website or online
social media account or page that provides the following information accessible
to the public without charge:
(1) The title and name
of each elected office holder;
(2) The contact
information of each elected office holder, including office telephone number,
facsimile number, office location, office hours and mailing address;
(3) A secure electronic
means of contacting each elected office holder;
(4) A copy of each
municipal ordinance in effect;
(5) A copy of the
approved meeting minutes; and
(6) A schedule of
regular meeting days for each calendar year.
(b) Each municipality
shall update the information required pursuant to this section within 30 days
of the date the change occurs and provide the updated information to the Office
of Technology who shall update the information on the wv.gov website.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is
to require municipalities to maintain websites with specific information
available to the public at no charge.
Strike-throughs indicate language
that would be stricken from a heading or the present law and underscoring
indicates new language that would be added.