• HB1511 | Phillips | Martinsville, City of; amending charter, granting of town status.
I do not think this bill is necessary. Particularly because there is already an active law on the books which gives the citizens of Martinsville, VA (and any city in the state of VA) the right to petition to change from city to town status...if our citizens want to direct reversion, they can already do so. We do not have to wait until it's on a ballot. Otherwise, I believe the city council members our citizens have already voted for, should be in charge of deciding the future of the City of Martinsville, now or in the future. This is why we vote. PS: previous city council members over the years have offered a multitude of opportunities to discuss reversion. Very few citizens showed up to voice their opinions.
Chapter 41 - Transition of City to Town Status - of Title 15.2 - Counties, Cities, and Towns, of the Code of Virginia
https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title15.2/chapter41/
https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title15.2/chapter41/section15.2-4101/
https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title15.2/chapter41/section15.2-4102/
§ 15.2-4102. Citizen petition for town status.
Voters equal in number to fifteen percent or more of the registered voters of the city as of January 1 of the year in which the petition is filed may petition the circuit court for the city, stating that it is desirable that such city make the transition to town status. All of the signatures on the petition shall have been made and filed within a twelve-month period. A copy of the petition shall be served on the city attorney and the county attorney, or if there is none, on the attorney for the Commonwealth for the county and on the mayor of the city and the chairman of the board of supervisors of the adjoining counties. A copy of the petition shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks in a newspaper having general circulation in the city and the adjoining county. The case shall proceed in all respects as though instituted in the manner prescribed in § 15.2-4101, and the court shall forthwith refer the petition to the Commission on Local Government for review pursuant to Chapter 29 (§ 15.2-2900 et seq.).
1988, c. 881, § 15.1-965.10; 1997, cc. 178, 587.
From the DLAS Help Desk:
Chapter 41 - Transition of City to Town Status - of Title 15.2 - Counties, Cities, and Towns, of the Code of Virginia, is currently effective and does not indicate that it has a "sunset" or expiration date.
• HB1511 | Phillips | Martinsville, City of; amending charter, granting of town status. I do not think this bill is necessary. Particularly because there is already an active law on the books which gives the citizens of Martinsville, VA (and any city in the state of VA) the right to petition to change from city to town status...if our citizens want to direct reversion, they can already do so. We do not have to wait until it's on a ballot. Otherwise, I believe the city council members our citizens have already voted for, should be in charge of deciding the future of the City of Martinsville, now or in the future. This is why we vote. PS: previous city council members over the years have offered a multitude of opportunities to discuss reversion. Very few citizens showed up to voice their opinions. Chapter 41 - Transition of City to Town Status - of Title 15.2 - Counties, Cities, and Towns, of the Code of Virginia https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title15.2/chapter41/ https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title15.2/chapter41/section15.2-4101/ https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title15.2/chapter41/section15.2-4102/ § 15.2-4102. Citizen petition for town status. Voters equal in number to fifteen percent or more of the registered voters of the city as of January 1 of the year in which the petition is filed may petition the circuit court for the city, stating that it is desirable that such city make the transition to town status. All of the signatures on the petition shall have been made and filed within a twelve-month period. A copy of the petition shall be served on the city attorney and the county attorney, or if there is none, on the attorney for the Commonwealth for the county and on the mayor of the city and the chairman of the board of supervisors of the adjoining counties. A copy of the petition shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks in a newspaper having general circulation in the city and the adjoining county. The case shall proceed in all respects as though instituted in the manner prescribed in § 15.2-4101, and the court shall forthwith refer the petition to the Commission on Local Government for review pursuant to Chapter 29 (§ 15.2-2900 et seq.). 1988, c. 881, § 15.1-965.10; 1997, cc. 178, 587. From the DLAS Help Desk: Chapter 41 - Transition of City to Town Status - of Title 15.2 - Counties, Cities, and Towns, of the Code of Virginia, is currently effective and does not indicate that it has a "sunset" or expiration date.