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 South Boston
 Code of Ordinances
 Part I. CHARTER

  § 5. Mayor and vice-mayor.  

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  • [a]

    At the regular municipal elections held by the Town of South Boston, the mayor of the town shall be elected by the voters of the town, and the candidate that receives the plurality of the votes shall be elected to the office. The term of office of the mayor shall commence on July 1, following the election, and the mayor shall hold office for four years from the date of commencement of his/her term. The mayor shall preside at meetings of the council and shall be recognized as head of the town government for ceremonial purposes and by the governor for purposes of military law. The mayor shall have the power to suspend and the council to remove any town officer appointed by the council for misconduct in office or neglect of duty to be specified in the order of suspension or removal, but no such removal shall be made without reasonable notice to the officer complained of and an opportunity afforded him to be heard in his defense. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the town manager shall serve at the pleasure of council.

    [b]

    The first election of the mayor shall take place on the first Tuesday in May, 1996, for a term to commence on July 1, 1996.

    [c]

    The council shall, at the 1996 organizational meeting and every fourth year thereafter, elect from the members of the council a vice-mayor for a four-year term. and the vice-mayor shall in the absence or disability of the mayor perform all of the duties of that office.

    [d]

    When a vacancy occurs in the office of mayor, whether occurring when a mayor-elect does not take office or occurring after the term begins, the members of council shall by majority vote, within forty-five (45) days after the office becomes vacant, appoint a qualified voter or a member of council to temporarily fill the vacancy until the vacancy is filled by a special election pursuant to §§ 24.2-226; 24.2-228 and 24.2-682 of the Code of Virginia and the person so elected has qualified. Within fifteen (15) days of the occurrence of the vacancy, council shall petition the Halifax County Circuit Court to issue a writ of election to fill the vacancy as set forth in Article 5 of Chapter 6 of Title 24.2 of the Code of Virginia. In the interim between a vacancy in the office of mayor and the appointment or election of an interim mayor, the duties of the office of mayor shall be performed by the vice-mayor.

    [e]

    The council may by ordinance provide for a salary, if any, to be paid the mayor.

    [f]

    In order to qualify as a candidate for the office of mayor, an individual must have been a resident of the Commonwealth of Virginia for one (1) year next preceding his election and of the Town of South Boston for thirty (30) days next preceding his election and be qualified to vote for that office.

    (Res. of 12-13-10, § 1)

    Editor's note— Res. of 12-13-10 was approved by the General Assembly on Feb. 18, 2011. As to the mayor's compensation see also section 4.

(Res. of 12-13-10, § 1)

Editor's note

Res. of 12-13-10 was approved by the General Assembly on Feb. 18, 2011. As to the mayor's compensation see also section 4.