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HOUSE BILL NO. 1567 Offered January 11, 1995 A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 3.1 and 3.3, §§ 4.2 and 6.7, as amended, and § 8.1 of Chapter 12 of the Acts of Assembly of 1987, which provided a charter for the County of Chesterfield and to amend such chapter by adding a section numbered 8.1.a, relating to the Board of Supervisors, the county administrator, the Department of Police and an elected school board. ----------
1. That §§ 3.1 and 3.3, §§ 4.2 and 6.7, as amended, and § 8.1 of Chapter 12 of the Acts of Assembly of 1987 are amended and reenacted and that such chapter is amended by adding a section numbered 8.1.a as follows:
§ 3.1. Composition and election.--The County of Chesterfield shall be divided into five magisterial districts, which shall comprise the five magisterial districts of the County of Chesterfield as existing immediately preceding the effective date of this charter, and shall be known as the Districts of Bermuda, Clover Hill, Dale, Matoaca and Midlothian. The county board shall consist of five members and shall be elected one from each district. Such board members shall qualify and be elected as provided by general law for members of county boards of supervisors. The board may redistrict or change the number, form of the membership or manner of electing board members in accordance with general law without the necessity of amending the charter.
Vacancies in the office of supervisor, from whatever cause, shall be filled within sixty days for the unexpired portion of the term by a majority vote of the remaining members of the board; provided that, so long as any supervisor is elected from a magisterial district, the vacancy shall be filled by a qualified voter residing in the same magisterial district. If a vacancy is not filled by the board within sixty days as provided herein, the vacancy shall be filled in accordance with general law.
Notwithstanding the provisions of the third paragraph of § 24.2-682 of the Code of Virginia, vacancies in the office of supervisor, whatever the cause, shall be filled by special election in the district where the vacancy exists for the unexpired portion of the term. The board of supervisors shall, within fifteen days of either the effective date of any resignation received from a member or the death of any member, petition the circuit court for a special election which shall be held no sooner than sixty days and not later than ninety days after the vacancy occurs. If the vacancy occurs not more than 150 days and not less than 120 days prior to a November general election at which no election for the full term of a supervisor in that district is scheduled, the special election shall be held on the general election day; the special election for any vacancy occurring within 120 days prior to that general election shall occur on the first Tuesday after the general election permissible under state law. If the vacancy occurs within 120 days prior to the date of a regular election for the board of supervisors in that district, the vacancy shall be filled for the remainder of the term of office by appointment by the remaining members of the board within thirty days of the occurrence of the vacancy.
§ 3.3. Presiding officer.--The board at its first meeting and annually thereafter, unless otherwise provided by the board, shall elect one of its members, who shall have the title of chairman and shall preside at meetings of the board and shall be recognized as head of the county government for all official ceremonial purposes. The chairman shall be selected as the person best able to lead the board in its responsibility to act collectively on behalf of the county as a whole. The board shall elect a new chairman when a vacancy occurs in that office. The board shall also elect a vice-chairman who shall act as chairman during the absence or disability of the chairman. The vice-chairman shall automatically succeed to chairman of the chairman’s position is vacated for any reason. The chairman shall have the same powers and duties as other members of the board and shall have a vote but no power of veto.
§ 6.7. Department of police.--The police department shall be composed of a chief of police and such officers, patrolmen and other employees as the board of supervisors may determine. The powers and duties set forth in § 15.1-138 of the Code of Virginia shall apply to the police force. The chief of police shall be responsible for the immediate direction and control of the department. The chief shall solely, within his discretion and subject to the other provisions herein, select, employ, promote, and terminate such officers, patrolmen and employees. He shall also select, employ, promote, and terminate the animal warden and his deputies; provided that all other provisions of § 3.1-796.104 of the Code of Virginia remain in effect. The chief may adopt rules and regulations for the police department in the same manner as rules and regulations are adopted for other departments.
§ 8.1. Appointment of school board members.--Beginning January 1, 1988, and continuing thereafter until December 31, 1995, the school board of the county shall consist of five members to be appointed by a majority vote of the full board of supervisors, one member from each magisterial district. Prior to the appointment of any school board member the board of supervisors shall hold a public hearing in the magisterial district for which the appointment shall be made. At such public hearing, any person interested in such appointment shall identify himself. The supervisor from such magisterial district shall, and other members may, nominate an applicant for the appointment who identified himself at the prior public hearing. The members of the school board in office on the effective date of this section shall continue in office for the terms for which they were selected and thereafter. Thereafter selection of school board members shall be for four-year terms provided that; however no member shall serve more than two full four-year terms. The terms of office of all school board members appointed pursuant to this section, regardless of the date of selection, shall expire on December 31, 1995. If the size of the board of supervisors is revised, the size and composition of the school board shall be changed so that the number of its members shall be consistent with the new size of the board of supervisors. Except as provided for herein, in all other applicable respects the provisions of the Constitution and general laws of the Commonwealth shall apply with respect to the appointment of school board members. Notwithstanding the provisions set forth herein, all terms and conditions of § 22.1-60 of the Code of Virginia shall be complied with by the county.
§ 8.1.a. Election of school board members. -- Beginning January 1, 1996, and continuing thereafter, the school board of the county shall consist of five members and shall be elected one from each magisterial district. The terms of the members of the school board shall be the same as the members of the board of supervisors and elections of school board members shall be held simultaneously with the election of board of supervisors. If the size of the board of supervisors is revised, the size and composition of the school board shall be changed so that the number of its members shall be consistent with the new size of the board of supervisors. The initial elected school board shall be elected in the November 1995 general election.
Notwithstanding the provisions of the third paragraph of § 24.2-682 of the Code of Virginia, vacancies on the school board, whatever the cause, shall be filled by special election in the district where the vacancy exists for the unexpired portion of the term. The board of supervisors shall, within fifteen days of either the effective date of any resignation received from a member or the death of any school board member, petition the circuit court for a special election which shall be held no sooner than sixty days and not later than ninety days after the vacancy occurs. If the vacancy occurs not more than 150 days and not less than 120 days prior to a November general election at which no election for the full term of a school board member in that district is scheduled, the special election shall be held on the general election day; the special election for any vacancy occurring within 120 days prior to that general election shall occur on the first Tuesday after the general election permissible under state law. If the vacancy occurs within 120 days prior to the date of a regular election for the school board in that district, the vacancy shall be filled for the remainder of the term of office by appointment by the board of supervisors within thirty days of the occurrence of the vacancy. Except as provided herein, in all other applicable respects, the provisions of the Constitution and general laws of the Commonwealth shall apply with respect to the election of school board members. Notwithstanding the provisions set forth here, all terms and conditions of § 22.1-57.3 of the Code of Virginia shall be complied with by the county.