CHAPTER 339
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 5 and 6, §§ 7 and 12, as amended, and §§ 15, 16, 19, 20, 25, 35, 38, 39, and 55 of Chapter 486 of the Acts of Assembly of 1926, which provided a charter for the Town of Waverley in Sussex County, and to repeal §§ 26 through 33 and 46 of Chapter 486 of the Acts of Assembly of 1926, relating to elections, town council, mayor, town manager, and town powers; emergency.
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Approved April 6, 2026
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That §§ 5 and 6, §§ 7 and 12, as amended, and §§ 15, 16, 19, 20, 25, 35, 38, 39, and 55 of Chapter 486 of the Acts of Assembly of 1926 are amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 5. The government of the Town of Waverly shall be vested in a mayor and five-member town council.
§ 6. The municipal officers of the said town shall consist of a mayor, five councilmen, a town manager, a treasurer, and a sergeant.
§ 7. The mayor and councilmen shall be elected by the qualified voters of the Town of Waverly , on the first Tuesday in May, nineteen hundred seventy-two, pursuant to a prior change in the law commencing with the November 2022 general election for a term of two years and every two years thereafter, and their term of office shall begin on the first day of July January next ensuing, and they shall hold office until their successors shall have qualified. Beginning with the general election to be held in November of 2026, the mayor shall not be elected by the voters of the town but shall be chosen by members of town council in accordance with this charter. Council members may receive monthly stipends, and the council-elected mayor and vice mayor may receive larger stipends. All stipend amounts shall be set by council.
§ 12. The council may also shall appoint such other officers, agents, and employees as may be necessary to conduct the business of the town, fix their compensation and prescribe their duties, and may appoint such committees of the council, and create such boards and departments of town government and administration with such duties and powers and subject to such regulations as it may see fit, consistent with the provisions of this act. The terms of all officers, agents, and employees appointed or employed by the council, unless sooner removed from office as provided for herein, shall expire with the council, except the terms of members of the Town Planning Commission shall not automatically expire with the council. a town manager who will be responsible for managing the day-to-day operations of the town. The town manager shall serve at the pleasure of the council and shall report directly to the council. The town manager may be employed either part time or full time. The town manager shall be responsible to the town council for the proper administration of all affairs of the town, for the control and management of all town departments and property, and for the appointment, supervision, discipline, and dismissal of all town employees, except with respect to officers appointed by town council, whose appointment and dismissal shall be by act of the town council. The town manager shall be responsible for the preparation and implementation of an annual budget, and for other duties as prescribed by the council and is vested with all the powers provided by the general laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia. The town manager shall also perform other duties and receive such compensation as the town council may prescribe. The town manager may also hold the position of town clerk if deemed so by the town council.
Chapter 3. Oath Of Mayor, Councilmen, Etc.