[Code 1991, § 2-66]
There will be for the City the following officers:
C. Members of the City Council.
F. Commissioner of the Revenue.
I. Clerk of the City Council.
J. Deputy Clerk of the City Council.
M. Director of Planning and Community Development.
P. Director of Building and Development Services.
R. Director of Parks, Recreation and Facilities.
U. Such other officers as the City Council may provide.
[Code 1991, § 2-67]
The terms of all City officers and employees, except as designated
by the Charter, state law, or provisions of this Code, shall be at
will and without definite term, unless for temporary service not to
exceed six months.
[Code 1991, § 2-68]
Except as otherwise provided by law, the compensation of all
City officers shall be fixed by the City Council, and shall not be
diminished during the term for which such officers are elected or
appointed.
[Code 1991, § 2-69]
Every City officer, unless otherwise provided by law, shall,
on or before the day on which his term of office begins, qualify by
taking the oath prescribed by Code of Virginia, § 49-1.
Persons authorized by Code of Virginia, § 49-3, may administer
such oath.
[Code 1991, § 2-70]
Service by any employee of the City in any of the armed forces
of the United States in any capacity, regardless of length of service,
in time of war or any other declared national emergency, shall ipso
facto result in leave of absence for such municipal employee for and
during such service with the right to return to his same employment
by the City upon the termination of such service, provided such service
is terminated by an honorable discharge.
[Code 1991, § 2-71]
The bond of every officer and employee required to give a bond
shall be in such amount and with such security as the City Council
may approve and shall be conditioned upon the faithful discharge by
him of his duties as such officer or employee. A blanket bond covering
all City officers and employees may be substituted for individual
bonds when directed by the City Council. It shall be the duty of the
City Manager to see that the bonds required are given and that the
bonds are kept in force.
[Code 1991, § 2-72]
The City shall provide the legal defense for, save harmless,
and indemnify the Mayor, members of the City Council, officers, members
of City boards and commissions, or other employees of the City in
any tort, liability claim, demand, or other legal action brought against
them, whether groundless or otherwise, which arises out of an alleged
act or omission which occurs while such individual is engaged in the
good faith performance of his duties. The City Attorney shall be responsible
for such defense and the City shall compromise, settle, or otherwise
pay the amount of any settlement or judgment rendered against the
public official.
[Code 1991, § 2-73; amended 11-11-2014 by Ord. No. 14-41]
A. In addition to those persons required by Code of Virginia § 2.2-3115,
to file financial disclosure statements of their personal interests,
the City Manager, the City Attorney, and persons appointed by the
City Council to the following boards and commissions shall file, as
a condition to assuming and continuing in the office or employment,
a disclosure statement of their personal interests and such other
information as is specified on the form set forth in Code of Virginia
§ 2.2-3117:
(1) The Economic Development Authority of the City of Fredericksburg.
B. All persons appointed by the City Council to the following boards,
commissions, and Councils shall file, as a condition to assuming and
continuing in office, a disclosure statement of their personal interests
and such other information as is specified on the form set forth in
Code of Virginia, § 2.2-3118:
(1) The Architectural Review Board.
(5) The Germanna Community College local board.
(7) The Central Rappahannock Regional Library Board of Trustees.