CHAPTER 244
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 3.01, as amended, 3.08, 7.02, and 7.03 of Chapter 367 of the Acts of Assembly of 1973, which provided a charter for the City of Suffolk, relating to council composition; city clerk; department oversight.
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Approved April 6, 2026
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That §§ 3.01, as amended, 3.08, 7.02, and 7.03 of Chapter 367 of the Acts of Assembly of 1973 is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 3.01. Composition.
The council of the consolidated city shall consist of seven eight members, as established in §§ 3.02 and 3.03 of this charter.
§ 3.08. Clerk.
The initial council shall appoint a city clerk who shall serve until July 1, 1974. Thereafter the council shall appoint a city clerk for a four-year term . He shall be clerk of the council and custodian of the corporate seal of the city, and shall be the officer authorized to use and authenticate it. All records in his office shall be public records and open to inspection at any time during regular business hours. He shall receive compensation, to be fixed by the council. All receipts by him shall be paid into the city treasury. He shall keep all papers, documents and records pertaining to the consolidated city, the custody of which is not otherwise provided for. He shall perform such other duties as are required by this charter or by the council by ordinance or resolution.
§ 7.02. Department heads.