CHAPTER 692
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 4.1 and 4.2 and §§ 4.3, 5.1, 5.2, and 5.8, as severally amended, of Chapter 646 of the Acts of Assembly of 1968, which provided a charter for the Town of Herndon in Fairfax County, and to repeal §§ 5.3, 5.4, 5.5, 5.6, 6.1:2, and 7.5 of Chapter 646 of the Acts of Assembly of 1968, relating to town manager, town employees, town attorney.
[S 343]
Approved April 13, 2026
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That §§ 4.1 and 4.2 and §§ 4.3, 5.1, 5.2, and 5.8, as severally amended, of Chapter 646 of the Acts of Assembly of 1968 are amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 4.1. Appointment.
The town council may appoint a chief administrative officer of the town who shall be called the town manager, fix his salary and delegate to him such administrative duties, powers and responsibilities as it believes to be in the best interest of the town. During his tenure of office , the town manager shall reside within the town , unless the town council contractually provides otherwise . The town manager shall serve at and during the pleasure of the town council.
§ 4.2. Duties.
It shall be the duty of the town manager to (a) with the exception of the town manager and the town attorney, appoint all department heads, and all other employees of the town; (b) attend all meetings of the town council, with the responsibility to council and advise but with no voting rights; (b) (c) keep the town council advised of the financial condition and the future needs of the town and of all matters pertaining to its proper administration,, and make such recommendations as he deems desirable; (c) (d) prepare and submit the annual budget to the town council and be responsible for its administration after its adoption; (d) (e) prepare in suitable form for publication and submit to the town council at a regular meeting in September of each year a concise, comprehensive report of the financial transactions and administrative activities of the town government during the immediately preceding fiscal year; (e) (f) present adequate financial and activity reports as required by the town council; (f) (g) arrange for an annual audit by a certified public accountant, the selection of whom shall be approved by the town council; and (g) (h) perform such other duties as may be prescribed by this charter or required in accordance therewith by the Mayor mayor or the town council or which may be required of the chief administrative officer of a town by the general laws of the Commonwealth other than the duties conferred on the mayor by this charter.
§ 4.3. Temporary transfer of personnel between departments and removal of personnel.