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CHAPTER 15 An Act to amend and reenact § 3-91 of Chapter 358 of the Acts of Assembly of 1958, which provided a charter for the Town of Tazewell in Tazewell County, relating to town manager. [S 153] Approved March 31, 2026 Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia: 1. That § 3-91 of Chapter 358 of the Acts of Assembly of 1958 is amended and reenacted as follows: § 3-91. A Town Manager who shall be the administrative and executive head of the municipal government. [He] The Town Manager shall be chosen by the council without regard to political beliefs and solely upon the basis of [his] such person's executive and administrative qualifications. At the time of [his] such official's appointment [he] the Town Manager need not be a resident of the town or the Commonwealth but during [his] such official's tenure of office [shall] [reside] [within] [the] [town] is encouraged to reside within the town limits and may reside within a reasonable distance outside the town limits upon a majority approval of the appointing council. [He] The Town Manager shall receive such compensation as shall be provided by the council by ordinance or resolution[.] [He] and may be bonded as the council may deem necessary. During the absence or disability of the [town] [manager] Town Manager or in case of a vacancy, the council may designate some properly qualified person to perform the duties of the office during such absence, disability, or vacancy. No [councilman] member of council shall receive such appointment during the term for which [he] [shall] [have] [been] the member is elected, nor within one year after the expiration of [his] such term. Neither the council nor any of the members shall direct or request the appointment, as hereinafter provided, of any person to office by the [town] [manager] Town Manager or by any of [his] the Town Manager's subordinates. Except for the purpose of inquiry, the council and its members shall deal with the administrative service solely through the [town] [manager] Town Manager and neither the council nor any member thereof shall give orders to any subordinates of the [town] [manager] Town Manager, either publicly or privately. The [town] [manager] Town Manager shall have the authority and [it] [shall] [be] [his] duty:
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