15.2-3541 - General effect of consolidation; officers. - Virginia Statutes

§ 15.2-3541. General effect of consolidation; officers.

Upon the effective date of consolidation, the localities so consolidated,other than the consolidated county or city or town, and other than townshipsas provided by § 15.2-3548, shall terminate, as shall the terms of office andthe rights, powers, duties and compensation of the officers, agents andemployees of each such county, city or town. When such agreement provides forconsolidation of the area into a county or city, or when such agreementprovides for consolidation of the area into a county in which a tier-citywill exist, then the judge or judges of the court or courts havingjurisdiction within the area comprised by the consolidated county or cityshall order an election to be held not less than thirty nor more than 185days after the date upon which the referendum provided for in §§ 15.2-3538,15.2-3539 and 15.2-3540 was held, but at least thirty days before theeffective date of such consolidation agreement, at which election officersfor the new consolidated county or city, or for the new consolidated countyand tier-city shall be elected.

The officers so elected shall take office upon the effective date ofconsolidation and shall serve until their successors have been elected,qualified and taken office. Their successors shall be elected at the nextregular election time for such officers as provided for by general law.

No election required by this section or by § 15.2-3538 shall be held on theday of a primary election nor within the sixty days prior to a general orprimary election. Should the final day by which either such election must beheld fall within the sixty days prior to a general election, the requiredelection must be held on the same day as the general election. Should suchfinal day fall within the sixty days prior to a primary election, therequired election must be held not less than thirty nor more than forty-fivedays after the primary election.

(Code 1950, § 15-227; 1962, c. 623, § 15.1-1141; 1979, c. 85; 1984, c. 695;1997, c. 587.)