Does your locality have an ordinance that addresses banners and display flags or does it fall within your temporary sign ordinance?

Lisa
Lisa M. Hricko, MMC
Assistant to the Town Manager/Town Clerk
Town of Farmville
PO Drawer 368
Farmville, VA  23901
434-392-2111 Direct Line
434-392-5686 Phone
434-392-3160 Fax
lhricko@farmvilleva.com
www.farmvilleva.com

Our County is currently working on updating our employee policy manual.  Do any of your localities have a “gift policy” (receiving gifts from citizens, developers, etc.) or “County vehicle use policy” (is smoking allowed in County vehicles, who is allowed to drive/ride, etc)?

Melissa L. Gradwell
Powhatan County
County Administrator's Office
Senior Executive Assistant
804-598-5755

Our County is currently working on updating our employee policy manual.  Do any of your localities have a “gift policy” (receiving gifts from citizens, developers, etc.) or “County vehicle use policy” (is smoking allowed in County vehicles, who is allowed to drive/ride, etc)?

Melissa L. Gradwell
Powhatan County
County Administrator's Office
Senior Executive Assistant
804-598-5755

The City of Chesapeake requires individuals who wish to address City Council at meetings to complete a speaker card with their name, address (home or business), telephone number, who they represent, whether they support or oppose the item(s) selected for discussion, and which agenda item they are addressing.  When I call the speakers forward, the name and address is cited from the speaker card.  The speaker is supposed to repeat their name and address to Council when they come to the podium.  Recently, one of the Council Members (who is a former Police Officer) has questioned why the speaker’s address must be stated and repeated publicly, citing personal safety concerns for the speakers.  I would like to  find out from my colleagues around the State whether or not speakers at your meetings;  (1) must provide their home/business address when signing up to speak at your meetings; (2) is that address stated publicly by whomever calls the speakers to the podium; and (3) are the speakers at your meetings required to restate their names and addresses before making their comments?  Is there a requirement in your locality’s code or rules of procedure that establish the requirements for speakers?

Thank you for any assistance you can provide to me on this issue.

Dolores A. Moore, MMC
City Clerk, City of Chesapeake
306 Cedar Road
Chesapeake, VA  23322
Phone – 757-382-6151
Fax – 757-382-6678
E-mail – dmoore@cityofchesapeake.net

Do any Virginia jurisdictions have established policies / procedures for intern programs within the Clerk’s office?   I would like examples of job descriptions or announcements for vacancies if possible.

Renée P. Culbertson, MMC
Deputy Clerk
Fauquier County Board of Supervisors
10 Hotel Street
Warrenton, VA  20186
(540) 422-8020
bos@fauquiercounty.gov

I would like to know what is the salary for a Clerk in Towns under 3,000 who have been with the Town for more than 30 years.
Also are any towns with populations under 3,000 getting raises this year and if so what percent?
Please respond directly to me. Thank you in advance for your responses.

Cynthia G. Gordon
ccclerk@gmail.com
Clerk of Council/Administrative Assistant
Town of Chase City 319 North Main Street Chase City, VA 23924
(434)372-5136 (Work)
(434)372-2587 (Fax)

If your locality uses electronic timers (lights or large lit timers that count down time for speakers) please let me know what you use.  We need something that is large enough for the public speakers to see at a distance.  Thanks everyone!

KathyB

Does anyone have citizens that during Citizens comments continual ask for permission for things that require a vote, that has not been put on the agenda for that night, can the council vote on this?   

Heather Hunnicutt
Town of Claremont
P.O. Box 310
Claremont, Virginia 23899
757-866-8427
Hours: Monday & Wednesday 10-2
Saturday 8-Noon

Does your locality have the Clerk or the County Attorney send updates to Municode?  If you don’t use Municode, what do you use?

Thank you everyone!

Melissa L. Gradwell
Powhatan County
County Administrator's Office
Senior Executive Assistant
804-598-5755

The Town of Colonial Beach is upgrading its recording system for Town Council minutes.  From previous blog posts, I see that a lot of jurisdictions use For the Record.  I have begun researching their software, but as we are a small locality, I would ask the smaller localities, in particular, to let me know how you record meetings.  I appreciate your time. 

Kathleen Flanagan
Town Clerk
Town of Colonial Beach
18 N. Irving Street
Colonial Beach, VA 22443
804-224-7181
kflanagan@colonialbeachva.net