Senate Bill No. 491

(By Senator Dalton)

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[Introduced March 22, 1993; referred to the Committee
on Government Organization.]

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A BILL to amend and reenact section three, article two, chapter eleven of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, relating to the residence of deputy assessors.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That section three, article two, chapter eleven of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, be amended and reenacted to read as follows:
ARTICLE 2. ASSESSORS.

§11-2-3. Selection of deputy assessors.

The deputy assessors, including the transfer and office deputies, shall be residents and voters in the county are not required to be residents and voters in the county. Provided, That a deputy assessor whose primary responsibility is that of updating the assessor's maps may be a resident and voter of a contiguous county of this state The deputy assessors shall be appointed by the assessor with the advice and consent of thecounty commission, and may be removed at any time in the discretion of the assessor. Vacancies occurring from any cause in the office of any deputy assessor shall be filled by the assessors.



NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to remove the requirement that deputy assessors be residents and voters in the county.

Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from the present law, and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.