No court proceedings shall be instituted until the governing bodies of the town and county have failed, in the sole opinion of the governing body of the town, to reach an agreement with respect to the proposed city. If the governing bodies reach an agreement, it shall be certified by order of the special court and a grant of city status shall be made upon a finding that the criteria set out in subsection A of § 15.2-3807 have been satisfied.
1979, c. 85, § 15.1-982.2; 1982, c. 181; 1997, c. 587.
Structure Code of Virginia
Title 15.2 - Counties, Cities and Towns
Chapter 38 - Transition of Towns to Cities
§ 15.2-3800. Ordinance petitioning court for city status; appointment of special court
§ 15.2-3802. Town and county agreement concerning proposed city
§ 15.2-3803. Notice of motion; service and publication; answer or other pleading
§ 15.2-3805. Time limit for intervenors; publication of order
§ 15.2-3806. Pretrial conference; matters considered
§ 15.2-3807. Hearing and decision by court
§ 15.2-3808. Assistance of state agencies
§ 15.2-3810. Declining of grant of city status
§ 15.2-3811. Proceeding final for three years
§ 15.2-3812. Effect when town becomes city
§ 15.2-3813. Town liabilities and assets
§ 15.2-3814. Mayor of town to continue in office
§ 15.2-3815. Council of town to continue in office; additional members
§ 15.2-3816. Town treasurer to continue in office; appointment where town had no treasurer
§ 15.2-3818. Town sergeant to continue in office
§ 15.2-3819. Election and terms of office of mayor and councilmen after town becomes city
§ 15.2-3820. Election and terms of other city officers
§ 15.2-3821. Qualification of officers; vacancies
§ 15.2-3822. Sharing of offices; transfer of jurisdiction
§ 15.2-3823. Tenure and reelection of county officer whose homesite becomes part of city
§ 15.2-3827. Transfer of assessments to city books
§ 15.2-3829. Assumption of debt; adjustment
§ 15.2-3830. Certain costs and expenses to be apportioned between city and county
§ 15.2-3831. Registrars and their duties
§ 15.2-3832. Authority to city to provide by condemnation, etc., water, light, power and fuel
§ 15.2-3833. Chapter not applicable to cities already existing
§ 15.2-3834. Congressional, etc., districts and judicial circuit not changed