[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Council of
the Town of Louisa as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted
where applicable.]
[Adopted 5-28-1981 by Ch. 2, Art.
I, of the 1981 Code]
The fiscal year of the Town shall begin on the
first day of July of each year and shall end on the following 30th
day of June.
[Amended 6-18-1991 by Ord. No. 1991-1]
No Town equipment shall be loaned for any purpose.
Such equipment may be rented in accordance with the provisions of
this section if such rental does not interfere with the Town work
and if approved by the Town Manager. The rental of the various pieces
of the equipment shall be at such rate and upon such conditions as
the Town Council may establish, and charges for the operator shall
be included in such rental. Minimum rental time shall be one hour.
A.
As soon as may be practicable following the election
and qualification of a new Town Council, the Town Council shall, by
resolution, designate the place or places of deposit for all Town
funds, which shall be kept by the Treasurer separate and apart from
his personal funds.
B.
Nothing in this section shall be construed so as to
prevent the designation of such a depository at any other time or
to prevent any change being made by resolution of the Town Council.
Subject to the provisions of the Charter and
other state law, the Mayor, Council members and other officers and
employees of the Town shall receive such salaries or other compensation
for their services as shall be fixed by the Town Council. All salaries
shall be paid at such times as shall be fixed by the Council. Annually,
at the first regular meeting in July or thereafter, the compensation
of the Mayor, Council members and other officers and employees of
the Town, for the current year, shall be fixed by order or resolution
of the Council. Additional compensation shall be allowed any officer
for special services performed not within the scope of his employment.
A.
Authority vested in and duties imposed upon Town officers
by state law, the Town Charter, this Code or other ordinances and
resolutions of the Town Council may, when they so authorize, be exercised
or performed by their deputies, assistants and other subordinates
to the extent not prohibited by state law, the Town Charter, this
Code or other ordinance or resolution of the Town Council.
B.
When any Town officer or employee is absent or disabled
or when any office or position in the Town government is vacant, the
person designated by competent authority to act in the place of such
absent or disabled Town officer or employee or to hold temporarily
the vacant office or position shall have the powers and perform the
duties of such absent or disabled officer or employee appertaining
to such vacant office or position.
[Amended 6-18-1991 by Ord. No. 1991-1]
The books, records and papers of the Town Clerk
and Treasurer shall, at all times, be subject to inspection by the
Mayor, any member of the Town Council, Town Manager or such other
person as the Town Council may direct.
[Adopted 5-28-1981 by Ch. 2, Art.
III, of the 1981 Code]
A.
Mayor. It shall be the duty of the Mayor to look after
the condition of the Town, its government, finances and improvements;
and have the power of suspension until regular meetings of the Council.
The Mayor shall have such other duties as may be prescribed in the
laws of this state and in the Charter and ordinances of the Town.
The Mayor shall have all powers given to mayors of towns under the
general statutes of this state.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. II)]
B.
Vice Mayor. The Town Council shall select from the
membership of the Town Council a Vice Mayor, who shall have the powers
and duties of the Mayor in event of the disability or absence of the
Mayor and who shall perform such further duties as may be required
of him by the Town Council.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. II)]
The Council may appoint a Town Clerk, a Treasurer,
a Town Attorney, a Chief of Police and a Town Manager. Following a
successful period of probation, if applicable, these officers shall
serve at the pleasure of the Council and shall not stand for annual
reappointment. The compensation of such officers shall be as fixed
by the Council, unless otherwise provided by state law.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. II)]
It shall be the duty of the Town Clerk to attend
all meetings of the Council, to keep a full and correct account of
its proceedings and to record such proceedings promptly in permanent
book form. He shall be custodian of all the papers, documents and
books of the Council, and he shall attest and publish all ordinances
or other papers or proceedings required by the Town Council to be
published and shall perform such other duties as may be required under
the laws of the state or under the Charter and ordinances of the Town.
A.
The Treasurer shall receive all taxes, fines, licenses
and all other revenues of the Town and shall make such disbursements
as are ordered by the Council. He shall keep suitable books in which
shall be entered regularly all receipts and disbursements, so that
the financial condition of the Town may at any time be ascertained,
and publish after the first of July of each year a full statement
of the financial condition of the Town. The Treasurer shall perform
the duties of assessor of the Town, with like powers and duties as
the Commissioner of the Revenue for Louisa County in the assessment
of property for state and county taxation. The Treasurer shall perform
such other duties as may be required under the laws of the state or
under the Charter and ordinances of the Town. The Treasurer shall
have the authority, with the advice and consent of the Council, to
appoint deputies to aid him in the discharge of his duties.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. II)]
B.
The Treasurer is hereby authorized to sign checks
for duly authorized disbursements of Town funds, which checks also
shall be countersigned by the Mayor or Vice Mayor.
C.
Before entering upon the duties of his office, the
Town Treasurer shall execute a bond, the premium for which shall be
paid by the Town, with surety approved by the Town Council in the
penalty of $2,000, conditioned upon the faithful performance of the
duties of his office, for the proper collection of and accounting
for all moneys which shall come into his hands or which it shall be
his duty to collect and for the payment of all moneys by him, on proper
order of the Town Council, to those entitled to receive the same.
The Town Attorney shall be a member in good
standing of the Virginia State Bar and the Bar of Louisa County. He
shall be retained by the Town Council upon such terms and conditions
as may be mutually agreed upon, subject to the following provisions:
A.
The Town Attorney shall be legal counsel for the Town
Council and Town officers, boards and commissions; shall attend meetings
of the Town Council and its committees upon request; and shall draft
ordinances, resolutions, contracts, deeds and other legal instruments
for the Town Council and Town officers, boards and commissions upon
request.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. II)]
B.
The Town Attorney may designate a member in good standing
of the state and county bar to serve as acting Town Attorney during
any period in which he is unavailable by reason of illness or absence.
[Added 6-18-1991 by Ord. No. 1991-1]
A.
Appointment, term of office and conditions of employment.
The Town Manager shall be appointed to office by a majority vote of
the Town Council. A newly appointed Town Manager shall serve a one-year
period of probation, which probationary period may be waived by a
majority vote of the Town Council. Following a successful period of
probation, if applicable, the Town Manager shall serve at the pleasure
of Council and shall not stand for annual reappointment. The Town
Manager so appointed may serve whether or not he/she be a resident
of the Town of Louisa. The Town Manager shall also cause to have his/her
residential telephone number to be listed in the telephone directory
in general use or, in the alternative, his/her cellular telephone
number.
[Added 1-17-2006]
B.
Job goal. The Town Manager is the administrative head
of the Town government and is responsible for the administration of
the total personnel, fiscal, planning and maintenance programs for
the Town of Louisa. The major and related responsibilities of the
Town Manager require coordinating skills of a high degree.
C.
Lines of authority. The Town Manager shall be directly
responsible to the Town Council and/or the Mayor, acting in the interests
of Council. All personnel employed by the Town Council shall be directly
responsible, through proper channels of administrative organization,
to the Town Manager. The Town Manager is the administrative officer
for the Town Council, which supports and maintains a single form of
administrative organization.
D.
Areas of responsibility. The Town Manager shall:
(1)
Serve as the administrative officer for the Town Council,
including:
(a)
Attending all meetings of Council.
(b)
Preparing an agenda for each meeting in consultation
with the Mayor.
(c)
Reporting to the Town Council items related to the
programs of the Town of Louisa.
(d)
Making recommendations to Council for appropriate
action.
(e)
Serving in an advisory capacity to the Mayor and/or
Town Council.
(3)
Provide leadership and training to supervisory staff.
(4)
Represent the Town of Louisa and the Council in a
liaison capacity with the Louisa County Board of Supervisors and other
county and state agencies.
(5)
Manage the Town Office.
(6)
Carry out other duties or assignments as prescribed
by the Town Council or Mayor, acting on behalf of Council.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. II)]
The Town Sergeant shall be the Chief of Police.
It shall be the duty of the Chief of Police to enforce all laws and
ordinances. He shall have general supervision of the other police
officers of the Town and shall have such powers and duties as are
vested in officers of a police force under the laws of the state.
[Amended 6-18-1991 by Ord. No. 1991-1]
The General Superintendent shall have the powers
and duties of supervising the inspection, maintenance, operation,
construction, etc., of all the public works of the Town, except as
otherwise provided, which shall include the streets, sidewalks, sewer
system, curbs and gutters, municipal buildings, trash and garbage
collection and other public works or services, and he shall have such
other duties as may be required by the Council. The General Superintendent
shall have the custody and control of all vehicles, machinery, equipment,
tools and other property of the Town used in connection with the duties
hereinabove assigned to him.
