Code of Virginia - Title 15.2 Counties, Cities And Towns - Chapter 6 County Manager Form Of Government

  • 15.2-600 Designation of form; applicability of chapter
    The form of county organization and government provided for in this chapter shall be known and designated as the county manager form. The provisions of ...
  • 15.2-601 Adoption of county manager form
    Any county may adopt the county manager form of government in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 3 (§ 15.2-300 et seq.) of this title. ...
  • 15.2-602 Powers vested in board of supervisors; election and terms of members; vacancies
    The powers of the county as a body politic and corporate shall be vested in a board of supervisors ("the board"), to consist of not ...
  • 15.2-603 Referendum on election of supervisors by districts or at large
    The governing body of any county which has adopted the county manager form of government, as provided in Chapter 368 of the Acts of 1932, ...
  • 15.2-604 General powers of board
    The board of supervisors shall be the policy-determining body of the county and shall be vested with all rights and powers conferred on boards of ...
  • 15.2-605 Prohibiting misdemeanors and providing penalties
    The board may prohibit any act defined as a misdemeanor and prohibited by the laws of this Commonwealth and provide a penalty for violations, to ...
  • 15.2-606 Investigation of county officers
    The board may inquire into the official conduct of any office or officer under its control, and investigate the accounts, receipts, disbursements and expenses of ...
  • 15.2-607 Organization of departments
    The board shall, as soon as its members are elected and take office, provide for the performance of all the governmental functions of the county ...
  • 15.2-608 Designation of officers to perform certain duties
    Whenever it is not designated herein what officer or employee of the county shall exercise any power or perform any duty conferred upon or required ...
  • 15.2-609 Appointment of county manager
    The board shall appoint a county manager and fix his compensation. He shall be the administrative head of the county government and shall devote his ...
  • 15.2-610 Tenure of office; removal
    The county manager shall not be appointed for a definite tenure, but may be removed at the pleasure of the board. If the board determines ...
  • 15.2-611 Disability of county manager
    In case of the absence or disability of the manager, the board may designate some responsible person to perform the duties of the office. (Code ...
  • 15.2-612 Manager responsible for administration of affairs of county; appointment of officers and employee...
    The county manager shall be responsible to the board for the proper administration of all the affairs of the county which the board has authority ...
  • 15.2-613 Term of office and removal of such appointees
    All appointments made pursuant to § 15.2-612 shall be without definite term, unless for temporary service not to exceed twelve months. Any officer or employee ...
  • 15.2-614 Powers and duties of manager
    As the administrative head of the county government for the board, the manager shall supervise the collection of all revenues, guard adequately all expenditures, secure ...
  • 15.2-615 Activities for which manager is responsible
    The county manager shall be responsible to the board for the administration of the following activities: 1. The assessment of property for taxation and the ...
  • 15.2-616 Departments of the county
    The activities or functions of the county shall, with the exceptions herein provided, be distributed among the following departments: 1. Department of finance. 2. Department ...
  • 15.2-617 Department of finance; director; general duties
    The director of finance shall be the head of the department of finance and as such have charge of (i) the administration of the county's ...
  • 15.2-618 Same; expenditures and accounts
    No money shall be drawn from the county treasury, nor shall any obligation for the expenditure of money be incurred except in pursuance of appropriation ...
  • 15.2-619 Same; powers of commissioners of revenue; real estate reassessments
    The director of finance shall exercise all the powers conferred and perform all the duties imposed by general law upon commissioners of the revenue, not ...
  • 15.2-620 Same; powers of county treasurer; deposit of moneys
    The director of finance shall exercise the powers conferred and perform the duties imposed by general law upon county treasurers, and shall be subject to ...
  • 15.2-621 Same; claims against counties; accounts
    The director of finance shall audit all claims against the county for goods or services. It shall be his duty (i) to ascertain that such ...
  • 15.2-622 Same; director as purchasing agent
    The director of finance shall act as purchasing agent for the county, unless the board designates another officer or employee for such purpose. The director ...
  • 15.2-623 Same; assistants
    The director may have such deputies or assistants in the performance of his duties as the board allows. (Code 1950, § 15-320; 1954, c. 46; ...
  • 15.2-624 Same; obligations of chief assessing officer
    The chief assessing officer shall be subject to the obligations and penalties imposed by general law upon commissioners of the revenue. (Code 1950, § 15-320; ...
  • 15.2-625 Department of public works
    The county engineer, who shall be head of the department of public works, shall be responsible for the construction and maintenance of county roads and ...
  • 15.2-626 Department and board of social services
    The director of social services, who shall be head of the department of social services, shall exercise the powers conferred and perform the duties imposed ...
  • 15.2-627 Department of education
    The department of education shall consist of the county school board, the division superintendent of schools and the officers and employees thereof. Except as herein ...
  • 15.2-628 Terms of school boards
    Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding sections, in any county which hereafter adopts the county manager form of organization and government under this chapter, the ...
  • 15.2-629 Department and board of health
    The department of health shall consist of the county health director, who shall be appointed as provided in the applicable provisions of Article 5 (§ ...
  • 15.2-630 Department of assessments
    The department of assessments, if and when established, shall be headed by a commissioner of the revenue or supervisor of assessments, who shall exercise the ...
  • 15.2-631 Department of extension and continuing education
    The department of extension and continuing education, if and when established, shall consist of the county extension agent, who shall be head of the department, ...
  • 15.2-632 Department of public safety
    The department of public safety if and when established shall be under the supervision of a director of public safety appointed by the county manager. ...
  • 15.2-633 Office of the county attorney
    The board may create the office of county attorney. The county attorney shall be appointed by the county manager, and serve at a salary fixed ...
  • 15.2-634 Department of public utilities
    The department of public utilities, if and when established, shall be under the supervision of a director of public utilities appointed by the county manager. ...
  • 15.2-634.1 Background checks required for certain employees
    As a condition of employment, any county having the county manager form of government shall require any applicant who is offered or accepts employment, whether ...
  • 15.2-635 Selection or appointment of certain officers and heads of departments; filling vacancies
    The clerk of the circuit court, the attorney for the Commonwealth and the sheriff shall be selected in the manner and for the terms, and ...
  • 15.2-636 Examination and audit of books and accounts
    The board shall require an annual audit of the books of every county officer who handles public funds to be made by an accountant who ...
  • 15.2-637 Schedule of compensation
    The board shall establish a schedule of compensation for officers and employees which shall provide uniform compensation for like service. The compensation prescribed shall be ...
  • 15.2-638 Submission of annual financial plan by manager; notice and hearings thereon; adoption of budge...
    Each year at least two weeks before the board must prepare its proposed annual budget, the county manager shall prepare and submit to the board ...
  • 15.2-639 Compensation; fee system abolished
    All county officers and employees shall be paid regular compensation. The fee system as a method of compensation in the county shall be abolished, except ...
  • 15.2-640 Establishing times and conditions of employment, personnel management, etc
    The county may establish and prescribe for all employees of the county the following provisions applicable to such employees: 1. Normal workdays and hours of ...
  • 15.2-641 Bonds of officers
    The county manager shall give bond in the amount of not less than $5,000. The director of finance shall give bond in accordance with general ...
  • 15.2-642 Officers not affected by adoption of plan
    The following officers shall not, except as herein otherwise provided, be affected by the adoption of the county manager form: 1. Jury commissioners; 2. County ...

Last modified: April 2, 2009