Senate Bill No. 445
(By Senators Prezioso and Kessler)
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[Introduced February 2, 2010; referred to the Committee on
Government Organization.]
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A BILL to extend the time for the City Council of Fairmont, Marion
County, West Virginia, to meet as a levying body for the
purpose of presenting to the voters of the city an election
for a municipal excess levy for purposes of providing funding
for the repair and paving of streets and roadways of the City
of Fairmont from March 7-28 and the third Tuesday in April
until June 8, 2010.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAIRMONT MEETING AS A LEVYING BODY
EXTENDED.
§1. Extending time for the City Council of Fairmont to meet as a
levying body for an election authorizing a municipal excess
levy to provide funding for the repair and paving of the
streets and roadways.
Notwithstanding the provision of article eight, chapter eleven of the Code of West Virginia, 1931 as amended, the City Council for
the City of Fairmont, Marion County, West Virginia, is hereby
authorized to extend the time for its meeting as a levying body,
for the purpose of submitting to the voters of the city of Fairmont
the question of authorizing a municipal excess levy for providing
funding for the repair and paving of streets and roadways of the
city of Fairmont, the levying date shall be set between March 7 -
28 and the third Tuesday in April until June 8, 2010.
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(NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to extend the time the
Fairmont City Council can meet as a levying body.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from
the present law, and underscoring indicates new language that would
be added.)