CHAPTER 70

An Act to amend and to reenact §§ 8-2, 8-6, 6-1, 7-2, of Chapter 483,
Acts of Assembly, 1962, Regular Session, approved March 31, 1962,
which provided a new charter for the town of Leesburg and to
amend the charter by adding sections numbered 7-8, 7-A.1 and 7-A.2.

[H 120]
Approved February 27, 1968

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That §§ 3-2, 3-6, 6-1, 7-2 of Chapters 3, 6, and 7, of Chapter 433,
Acts of Assembly, of 1962, Regular Session, be amended and reenacted,
and that Chapter 433 be amended by adding in Chapter 7 a new
section numbered 7-3 and that Chapter 433 be further amended by adding
a new chapter numbered 7-A, containing §§ 7-A.1, and 7-A.2, the
amended sections and the new sections being as follows:

§ 3-2. Salaries and wages.

Compensation for members of the council, mayor and all officers
and employees shall be set by the council, and the compensation for each
councilman shall not exceed fifteen hundred dollars per annum. The council
may pay the mayor compensation for his services as mayor in addition to
the compensation received as a council member, but this additional com-
pensation shall not be in excess of nine hundred dollars per annum.

§ 3-6. Chief of Police.

The municipal manager shall appoint, with the advice and consent
of the council, a chief of police, who shall serve at the pleasure of the
municipal manager. The council may require the chief of police to attend
council meetings and make such reports as may be prescribed and he
shall perform such duties as are prescribed by the municipal manager.

CHAP. 6

Police Court.

6-1. Generally.

here shall be a police court of the municipality, which court shall
have original jurisdiction of all cases involving violations of the provisions
of this charter and of all ordinances of the municipality and of cases
instituted for the collection of the municipal taxes or other debts due and
owing the municipality. The trial officer presiding over the police court
shall be known as the police justice of the municipality and shall have
the right and authority to issue warrants, summon witnesses and try
all cases arising within the jurisdiction of said court. The police justice
and substitute police justice shall be appointed by the council and the
substitute police justice shall serve in the absence of the police justice,
and shall have the same power and authority of the police justice. The
police justice and substitute police justice need not be a resident of the
municipality. The mayor may be appointed to serve as police justice
or substitute police justice and paid a salary therefor in addition to his
salary as mayor and councilman. The council shall prescribe the terms
of office, the salary to be paid, the oath to be subscribed to by the
police justice and substitute police justice and the bond to be given.
The council may provide a clerk for the police court to serve at the
pleasure of the council for such clerical assistance as it deems necessary,
and prescribe the duties and fix the compensation of all such employees.
All provisions with respect to venue, process and order of publication,
and procedure in county courts shall be applicable to all cases instituted
in and heard in the police court. The procedure in and appeals from
such court shall be the same as provided by general law for county
courts. The fees in such court shall be as provided for by general law for
county courts. All fees and fines imposed by the trial officer shall be paid
into the treasury of the municipality.
§ 7-2. Treasurer; appointment, duties.

The municipal manager shall appoint, with the advice and consent
of the council, a municipal treasurer, who shall serve at the pleasure
of the municipal manager. The treasurer shall receive such compensation
and give such bond as may be prescribed by the council, and perform
such duties as may be prescribed by the municipal manager.

§ 7-8. The office of treasurer and commissioner of revenue may
be combined.

The council may appoint one individual to fill the office of com-
missioner of revenue and treasurer.

CHAPTER 7-A

Miscellaneous Offices, Board of Architectural Review.

§ 7-A.1. Zoning Administrator.

The council shall appoint a zoning administrator who shall perform
such duties as are required by the ordinances of the town, general law
and as may be prescribed by the council. The zoning administrator need
not reside in the municipality during his term of office and shall hold
office at the pleasure of the council.

§ 7-A.2. Board of Architectural Review.

The Board of Architectural Review shall be appointed by the mayor
by and with the consent of the council.

2. An emergency exists and this act shall be in force from its passage.