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Chesterfield County 2003 Legislative Program
Legislative Priorities
- Protection of cash-proffer authority.
- Support efforts to repeal HB1299, non-conforming use, manufactured
housing, from the 2002 General Assembly HB1799.
- Oppose the by-right placement of manufactured homes in any residential
districts HB2215.
Legislative Requests
Strategic Goal: To be exemplary stewards of the public trust
- Amend 58.1-3983.1 of the Code of Virginia to require the tax commissioner
to issue a decision regarding the tax commissioner’s jurisdiction
to consider the appeal of an assessment within 30 days of receipt of
the taxpayer’s application for correction of assessment HB1932.
- Amend 58.1-3983.1 of the Code of Virginia to require the tax commissioner
to state to the taxpayer and the commissioner of the revenue, or other assessing
official, the reason for not making a determination on an assessment
appeal within the currently allowed 90-day period and to limit any additional
time allowed to no more than 30 days beyond the initial 90-day period
HB1932.
- Amend 17.1-619 of the Code of Virginia to provide that jurors in all
civil cases be paid by the losing party as determined by the court.
In cases that are non-suited or in which a settlement is reached on
the day of the trial after the jurors appear for service, the jurors
shall be paid by the plaintiff. Not withstanding the above, the taxing
of these costs shall be in the sound discretion of the court HB 2425.
- Amend Section 33.1-12 of the Code of Virginia to eliminate duplicate
contract award process by having the Board of Supervisors award road
contracts for road construction projects managed by the county. Currently,
the Commonwealth Transportation Board also has to make a contract award
for these projects.
- Amend Section 14.1-133.2 of the Code of Virginia to increase the
amount of fees allowable for courthouse maintenance and lift the current
cap on the total amount of fee that may be charged for courthouse maintenance
and the law library HB2052.
Strategic Goal: To provide world-class customer service
- Amend the Code of Virginia to allow the Department of Fire and Emergency
Medical Services to give the EMS passport to volunteer firefighters
and volunteer rescue squads as an incentive to volunteer HB
1664.
Support/Oppose
- Support legislation to eliminate the sunset provisions in 53.1-120D
of the Code of Virginia. This extends the ability to assess a $5 fee
on court cases to fund courthouse security personnel beyond the current
sunset of July 2004 HB
1382.
- Support the State in initiating a study on water-resources planning
for the Commonwealth of Virginia SB1221,
SB1259.
- Oppose any state budget reduction that disproportionately targets
Chesterfield County.
- Oppose any legislation that results in increased contribution rates
for the Virginia Retirement System.
- Oppose state-mandated consolidations of community services boards.
Legislative Programs 2000-2007
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