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WV Code § 8-26A-4 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 8. Municipal Corporations|Article 26A. Municipal and County Historic Landmarks Commissions|§8-26A-4. Municipality or County May Establish Historic Landmarks Commission; Appointments; Detailed Provisions to Be Provided by Ordinance or Order; Appropriation of Funds

Any municipality by ordinance and any county by order of the county commission entered of record may, if it so desires, establish a municipal historic landmarks commission or county historic landmarks commission, hereinafter in this article referred to as the commission, to consist of five members, appointed by the mayor or county commission, as the case may be.In any such ordinance or order, the governing body shall include provisions specifying (a) the terms of the members of such commission; (b) a method of filling vacancies; (c) whether the members of the commission are to be reimbursed for all reasonable and necessary expenses actually incurred in the performance of their duties; (d) the officers of the commission to be elected from the membership thereof; (e) requirements as to meetings of the commission; (f) requirements as to a quorum of the commission; (g) requirements as to voting by members of the commission; and (h) such other matters as may be deemed necessary or desirable for the proper functioning of the commission. In the event the ordinance or order establishing such commission shall authorize the commission to issue certificates of appropriateness, the ordinance or order shall require a majority of the members to have demonstrated special interest, experience or education in history, architecture, planning, real estate or law, to the extent such persons are available in the community. In establishing such a commission and making appointments to it, a local governing body may seek the advice of any national, state or local historical agency, society or organization.Any such commission may also be authorized and empowered by any such ordinance or order to employ, within the limits of funds available therefor, such employees, assistants, technical personnel and consultants as are necessary to discharge the duties and responsibilities of the commission.Any municipality or county establishing any such commission shall have plenary power and authority to appropriate funds to such commission for expenditure by the commission for the purposes of this article.
WV Code § 8-26A-5 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 8. Municipal Corporations|Article 26A. Municipal and County Historic Landmarks Commissions|§8-26A-5. Powers and Duties of Commission

Any such commission shall be authorized, but not required, within the jurisdictional limits of the municipality or county, as the case may be, and within the limits of available funds, to:(a) Make a survey of, and designate as historic landmarks, buildings, structures and districts which constitute the principal historical and architectural sites which are of local, regional, statewide or national significance in accordance with section six of this article;(b) Prepare a register of buildings, structures, sites and districts which meet the requirements of subsection (a) of this section, publish lists of such properties and, with the consent of the property owners, inspect such properties from time to time and publish a register thereof from time to time setting forth appropriate information concerning the registered buildings, structures, sites and districts;(c) Review applications for certificates of appropriateness and grant or deny the same in accordance with section seven of this article;(d) With the consent of the property owners, mark with appropriately designed markers, buildings, structures and sites which it has registered;(e) Establish standards for the care and management of designated historic landmarks and withdraw such certification for failure to maintain the standards so prescribed;(f) Acquire by purchase, gift or lease and administer registered landmarks and easements and interests therein, both real and personal;(g) Lease or sell property so acquired under terms and conditions designed to ensure the proper preservation of the historic landmark in question;(h) Aid and encourage the municipality or county in which the district or landmark is located to adopt ordinances and resolutions for the preservation of landmarks and historic districts, their buildings, structures and character;(i) Prepare and place historical markers on or along the highway or street closest to the location which is intended to be identified by such marker;(j) Seek the advice and assistance of individuals, groups and departments and agencies of government who or which are conducting historical preservation programs and coordinate the same insofar as possible;(k) Seek and accept gifts, bequests, endowments and funds from any and all sources for the accomplishment of the functions of the commission;(l) Adopt rules and regulations concerning the operation of the commission, the functions and responsibilities of its officers, employees, assistants and other personnel and such other matters as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this article; and(m) Adopt such other rules and regulations as may be deemed necessary to effectuate the purposes of this article, but no such rules and regulations shall be inconsistent with any plan of the planning commission of such municipality or county: Provided, That in no case shall such rules and regulations take precedence over locally adopted ordinances.
WV Code § 8-26A-8 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 8. Municipal Corporations|Article 26A. Municipal and County Historic Landmarks Commissions|§8-26A-8. Court Action or Proceedings to Prevent Improper Changes or Illegal Acts or Conduct

The municipal or county governing body or the historic landmarks commission shall be authorized to institute any appropriate action or proceeding in a court of competent jurisdiction to prevent any material change in the appearance of a designated historic property or historic district, except those changes made in compliance with the provisions of this article or to prevent any illegal acts or conduct with respect to such historic property or historic district.
WV Code § 8-26A-9 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 8. Municipal Corporations|Article 26A. Municipal and County Historic Landmarks Commissions|§8-26A-9. Violations of This Article; Penalties

Violations of any such ordinance adopted in conformity with this article shall be punishable by a fine up to ten percent of the total cost of the project requiring a certificate of appropriateness or $500, whichever is greater, or imprisoned in the county jail not more than six months, or both fined and imprisoned.
WV Code § 8-26A-10 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 8. Municipal Corporations|Article 26A. Municipal and County Historic Landmarks Commissions|§8-26A-10. Notice to County Assessor of Designation of Historic District

When any such commission establishes an historic district, it shall notify the county assessor of the county in which such district or any part thereof is located of the fact of such establishment and the boundaries of the district, together with the restrictions which are applicable to the properties located in such district. The county assessor shall take such factors into consideration in assessing the properties therein.
WV Code § 8-26A-11 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 8. Municipal Corporations|Article 26A. Municipal and County Historic Landmarks Commissions|§8-26A-11. Assistance of State Agencies; Coordination; Annual Reports

Upon the request of any such commission, all agencies of the state shall assist such commission in the discharge of its duties and functions.Every such commission shall cooperate and coordinate its activities with the West Virginia historical society and the West Virginia department of culture and history with the view of developing a unified program for the identification, study, preservation and protection of all historic buildings, structures and sites in this state. Such commissions shall submit a brief annual report to the West Virginia department of culture and history summarizing commission activities. In addition, the commissions shall submit reports as required in other sections of this article and any other reports required by rule, regulation or agreement.
WV Code § 8-27-1 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 8. Municipal Corporations|Article 27. Intergovernmental Relations -- Urban Mass Transportation Systems|§8-27-1. Short Title

§8-27-1. Short title.This article may be cited as the "Urban Mass Transportation Authority Act."
WV Code § 8-27-2 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 8. Municipal Corporations|Article 27. Intergovernmental Relations -- Urban Mass Transportation Systems|§8-27-2. Legislative Findings and Declaration of Policy

The Legislature hereby finds and declares:(a) That a significant part of the population of this state is located in expanding urban areas;(b) That in certain of these areas there are no urban mass transportation systems and in others there are urban mass transportation systems which are inadequate or in imminent danger of becoming inadequate or in imminent danger of discontinuing such service;(c) That the establishment and maintenance of adequate urban mass transportation systems in such areas is essential for preserving viable urban areas and further promoting the healthful, safe, orderly and economical development and expansion of such urban areas;(d) That the creation of urban mass transportation authorities to establish and maintain urban mass transportation systems in such areas is for the welfare of the people of this state in general and of the participating governments in particular, and is a public purpose for which public money may be spent and private property acquired; and(e) This article is enacted in view of these findings and shall be liberally construed in the light thereof.
WV Code § 8-27-3 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 8. Municipal Corporations|Article 27. Intergovernmental Relations -- Urban Mass Transportation Systems|§8-27-3. Definitions

As used in this article, unless a different meaning appears from the context:(a) "Authority" means any urban mass transportation authority created pursuant to the provisions of this article;(b) "Board" means the board of any urban mass transportation authority;(c) "Contiguous counties" means two or more counties which constitute a compact territorial unit within an unbroken boundary wherein one county touches at least one other county, but does not require that each county touch all of the other counties so combining;(d) "Facilities and equipment" means all real and personal property of every kind and character owned or held by any urban mass transportation system for the purpose of providing transportation by bus or rail or other conveyance serving the public;(e) "Participating government" means any municipality or county establishing or participating in an urban mass transportation authority;(f) "Project" means any undertaking of an authority;(g) "Revenues" means the gross receipts derived directly or indirectly from or in connection with the operation by an authority of any urban mass transportation system or systems and shall include, without limitation, all fees, rates, fares, rentals or other income actually received or receivable by or for the account of an authority from the operation of the system, and any other receipts from whatever source derived;(h) "Service area of the authority" means and includes an area commensurate with the area served by an existing system or systems acquired or to be acquired by an authority, or if there be no existing system, the area shall extend to and include an area to be defined by the authority;(i) "System" means any urban mass transportation system;(j) "Trust indenture" means a security instrument entered into by an authority pursuant to which bonds or notes are issued;(k) "Urban area" means any area that includes a municipality or other built-up place which is appropriate for a system to serve commuters or others in the locality taking into consideration the local patterns and trends of growth;(l) "Urban mass transportation system" means any common carrier of passengers for hire which operates equipment over regular routes within the service area of the authority; and(m) The singular shall include the plural and the plural shall include the singular.
WV Code § 8-27-4 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 8. Municipal Corporations|Article 27. Intergovernmental Relations -- Urban Mass Transportation Systems|§8-27-4. Urban Mass Transportation Authorities Authorized; Authorities to Be Public Corporations

Any municipality or county, or both, or any two or more municipalities within any county or contiguous counties, or any two or more contiguous counties, or any combination thereof, may create an urban mass transportation authority. Such authority shall be created upon the adoption, by the governing body of each participating government, acting individually, of an appropriate ordinance or order. Each authority shall constitute a public corporation, and as such, shall have perpetual existence.
WV Code § 8-27-6 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 8. Municipal Corporations|Article 27. Intergovernmental Relations -- Urban Mass Transportation Systems|§8-27-6. Compensation of Members; Expenses

As compensation for his services on the board each member shall receive from the authority the sum of $50 for each meeting actually attended. The total compensation paid to any member by the authority for any fiscal year shall not exceed in the aggregate the sum of $600. Each member shall also be reimbursed by the authority for all reasonable and necessary expenses actually incurred in the discharge of his duties as a member of the board.
WV Code § 8-27-7 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 8. Municipal Corporations|Article 27. Intergovernmental Relations -- Urban Mass Transportation Systems|§8-27-7. Meetings of Authority; Officers; Employees; Official Bonds; Records of Authority Public Records

At its first meeting, to be held no later than sixty days from the creation of the authority as provided in section four of this article, the board shall elect from its membership a president to act during the next ensuing fiscal year, or until his successor is elected and qualified. At that time, the board shall also elect a vice president, a secretary and a treasurer and such other officers as may be required, who need not be members of the board, whose duties shall be defined and whose compensation shall be fixed by the board and paid out of the funds of the authority. The treasurer, and such other officers and employees as the board shall direct, shall furnish bond for the use and benefit of the authority in such penal sum as may be fixed by the board and conditioned upon the faithful discharge by such treasurer and such other officers and employees so directed by the board of the duties of their respective offices or employment, and upon accounting for and paying over all moneys which may come into their possession by virtue of such office or employment. At its first meeting the board shall also fix the time and place for holding regular meetings, but it shall meet at least once in the months of January, April, July and October. Special meetings of the board may be called by the president or by two members upon written request to the secretary. The secretary shall send to all the members, at least two days in advance of a special meeting, a written notice setting forth the time and place of the special meeting and the matters to be considered at such special meeting. Written notice of a special meeting is not required if the time of the special meeting has been fixed in a regular meeting, or if all the members are present at the special meeting. All regular meetings shall be general meetings for the consideration of any and all matters which may properly come before an authority. All proceedings of the authority shall be entered in a permanently bound record book, properly indexed, and the same shall be carefully preserved by the secretary of the authority. All records of the authority shall be public records.
WV Code § 8-27-8 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 8. Municipal Corporations|Article 27. Intergovernmental Relations -- Urban Mass Transportation Systems|§8-27-8. Quorum; Majority Vote Required

A majority of the members of the board, which majority must include members from a majority of the participating governments, shall constitute a quorum. The vote of a majority of all members present at any meeting of the board shall be necessary to take any action.
WV Code § 8-27-9 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 8. Municipal Corporations|Article 27. Intergovernmental Relations -- Urban Mass Transportation Systems|§8-27-9. Budget

The board shall establish the beginning and ending of its fiscal year, which period shall constitute its budget year, and at least thirty days prior to the beginning of the first full fiscal year after the creation of the authority and annually thereafter the treasurer shall prepare and submit to the board a tentative budget. Such tentative budget shall be considered by the board, and, subject to any revisions or amendments that may be determined by said board, shall be adopted as the budget for the ensuing fiscal year. No expenditures in excess of the budget shall be made during such fiscal year unless expressly authorized and directed by the board. It shall not be necessary to include in such budget any statement of necessary expenditures for annual interest or principal payments on bonds or for capital outlays, but it shall be the duty of the board to make provisions for their payment as they become due.
WV Code § 8-27-10a (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 8. Municipal Corporations|Article 27. Intergovernmental Relations -- Urban Mass Transportation Systems|§8-27-10a. Smoking on Vehicles Prohibited; Posting of Signs Required; Criminal Penalties

(a) Every authority operating any vehicle accessible to the public, designed for the ground transportation of eight or more persons, shall post "No Smoking" signs conspicuously at the entrance to, and on the inside of, each such vehicle. No person shall smoke or carry a lighted pipe, cigar or cigarette in any such vehicle wherein a sign prohibiting smoking is posted.(b) The posting requirements set forth in subsection (a) above do not apply to any vehicle operated in interstate commerce, nor to any chartered vehicle: Provided, That if any vehicle operated in interstate commerce or chartered vehicle has a posted nonsmoking area, no person shall smoke or carry a lighted pipe, cigar, or cigarette in the posted nonsmoking area of such vehicle.(c) Any person who violates any provision of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than $20 nor more than $100.
WV Code § 8-27-11 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 8. Municipal Corporations|Article 27. Intergovernmental Relations -- Urban Mass Transportation Systems|§8-27-11. Contributions to Authorities; Funds and Accounts of Authorities; Reports; Audit by State Tax Department

§8-27-11. Contributions to authorities; funds and accounts of authorities; reports; audit by State Tax Department.Contributions may be made to authorities from time to time by the participating governments and by any other municipalities, counties or persons that shall desire to do so. All such funds and all of the other funds received by any authority shall be deposited in a separate account in such banking institution or institutions as its board may direct and shall be withdrawn therefrom only in such manner as its board may direct. Each authority shall keep strict account of all its receipts and expenditures and shall make a quarterly report to the participating governments which have made contributions to it and such report shall contain an itemized account of its receipts and disbursements during the preceding quarter. Such report shall be made within sixty days after the termination of the quarter. Within ninety days after the end of each fiscal year, each authority shall make an annual report containing an itemized statement of its receipts and disbursements for the preceding fiscal year, and any and all other information which the board may deem pertinent, to all of the participating governments. The books, records and accounts of each authority shall be subject to audit and examination by the state Tax Department of West Virginia.
WV Code § 8-27-12 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 8. Municipal Corporations|Article 27. Intergovernmental Relations -- Urban Mass Transportation Systems|§8-27-12. Study and Plan of Operation; Notice and Hearing; Adoption of Transportation Plan

§8-27-12. Study and plan of operation; notice and hearing; adoption of transportation plan.The authority, as soon as practical after its organization, shall prepare a comprehensive plan with respect to a program for a unified or officially coordinated system as a part of a comprehensively planned development of the urban area within its service area. Said program, to the maximum extent feasible, shall provide for the participation of privately owned systems.In the preparation of a comprehensive plan, an authority shall make careful and comprehensive surveys and studies of the existing conditions and probable future changes of such conditions within its service area. The comprehensive plan shall be made for the general purpose of guiding and accomplishing a coordinated, adjusted and harmonious development of systems within the service area which, in accordance with present and future needs and resources, will best promote the health, safety and general welfare of the inhabitants of the service area, as well as the orderly and economical development and expansion of the service area.Prior to the adoption of a comprehensive plan, the authority shall submit its tentative plan to the governing bodies of the participating governments and hold a public hearing in the service area on the plan. At least thirty days prior to the date set for hearing, the authority shall publish a notice of the time and place of the hearing as a Class II legal advertisement in compliance with the provisions of article three, chapter fifty-nine of this code, and the publication area for such publication shall be the service area of the authority. After a public hearing has been held, the authority may by resolution adopt the comprehensive plan and may from time to time amend, supplement or change the comprehensive plan in the same manner in which it was adopted.