17.1-290 - Contracts by cities. - Virginia Statutes

§ 17.1-290. Contracts by cities.

Subject to the approval of the Compensation Board, the council of any citymay enter into contracts with officers providing for salaries for the maximumamount allowed in § 17.1-287 and for the city's pro rata part of the expenseof the office approved by the State Compensation Board, in lieu of fees andcommissions prescribed by law for services performed for the city and suchcontracts may relieve the officer from collecting such fees and commissions.In the event such contract is entered into and approved by the CompensationBoard, the officer and the city shall not be liable to the Commonwealth forthe failure of such officer to collect fees and commissions prescribed by lawfor services rendered the city. A copy of every such contract, certified bythe clerk of the city council, shall be filed with the Comptroller.

(Code 1950, § 14-162; 1964, c. 386, § 14.1-162; 1998, c. 872.)