After a town becomes a city under this chapter, the costs and expenses of the circuit court for the county, including jury costs, and the salaries of the judge and clerk of the circuit court and the clerk, attorney for the Commonwealth and sheriff of the county shall be borne by the city and county in the proportion that the population of each bears to the aggregate population of the city and county.
Such expenses and costs shall include stationery, furniture, books, office supplies and equipment for the court and clerk's office; supplies, repairs and alterations on the buildings used jointly by the city and county; and insurance, fuel, water, lights, etc., used in and about the buildings and the grounds thereto. The cost of any new building erected for the joint use of the city and county shall be provided for in like manner. However, in the case of buildings used jointly by the City of Covington and Alleghany County, no repairs or alterations shall be made to any such building, and no new building shall be erected without the approval of the governing body of both the city and the county. If such governing bodies cannot agree, relevant controversies shall be resolved in the manner provided by § 15.2-3829.
Code 1950, § 15-104; 1962, c. 623, § 15.1-1005; 1970, c. 143; 1997, c. 587; 2007, c. 813.
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