Richmond, City of; amending charter, creates office of the inspector general.
Summary
Creates an office of the inspector general for the City of Richmond. The inspector general shall be appointed by the council, and the duties of the inspector general shall be to conduct such investigations as are authorized by the Code of Virginia for a local government auditor. The bill authorizes the inspector general, in the conduct of such investigation, to order the attendance of any person as a witness and the production by any person of all relevant books and papers. The bill also authorizes the city auditor to appoint such accountants and other assistants for the performance of the duties of the city auditor's office as the council may provide for and sets out the duty of the city auditor to examine and audit all accounts, books, records, and financial transactions of the city, and of any department, board, commission, office, or agency thereof, including all trust funds, special funds, and other funds. This bill is identical to
Bill status
passed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2018
Committee Review
Feb 2018
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2018
Senate Passage
Feb 2018
Governor
Introduced Jan 3, 2018
Last action Mar 5, 2018
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
1
Committee
3
Feb 14, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Local Government
legislature
Feb 13, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
legislature
Jan 16, 2018
Committee
Assigned CC & T sub: Subcommittee #1
legislature
Jan 3, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
legislature
Jan 3, 2018
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18102115D
legislature
1 primary · 7 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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