2024-12ORDINANCE NO.2024-12
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 2 (ADMINISTRATION), ARTICLE III,
DIVISION 3, SECTION 2-96, OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FAIRFAX,
VIRGINIA, PERTAINING TO THE POSITION OF ACTING CITY MANAGER
BE IT ORDAINED, by the City Council of the City of Fairfax, Virginia, that Chapter 2,
Article III, Division 3, Section 2-96, of the Code of the City of Fairfax, Virginia, is hereby
amended to read as follows:
"Sec. 2-96. Acting city manager.
(a) In the case of the temporary absence of the city manager from the city and the
determination by the city manager that such absence will not permit the city manager to
adequately discharge the city manager's duties while absent, the city manager may, as
part of the notice required pursuant to section 2-97 of this division, appoint an individual
then currently in the full time employ of the city to serve as acting city manager until the
return to duty of the city manager. If the city manager fails to so appoint prior to
commencing an absence from the city, then the denutyassistant city manager shall,
without the need for further action, serve as acting city manager until the return to duty
of the city manager. If the dMuty city manager is unable to so serve for whatever reason.
then the assistant city manager shall so serve. If the assistant city manager is unable to
so serve for whatever reason, then the city council may appoint an individual to serve as
acting city manager until the return to duty of the city manager.
(b) In the case of the incapacity, death, resignation or other vacancy in the position of city
manager (other than for an absence as set forth in subsection (a) of this section), the
denuty agsistant city manager shall serve as acting city manager until the return to duty
or replacement of the city manager. If the dep4ty city manager is unable to so serve for
whatever reason, then the assistant cily manager shall so serve. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the city council may, at any time during such incapacity, death, resignation or
other vacancy, appoint an individual other than the deputy or the assistant city manager
to so serve."
This ordinance shall be effective as provided by law.
INTRODUCED: July 23, 2024
PUBLIC HEARING: September 10, 2024
ENACTED: September 10, 2024
ATTEST:
City Clerk
VOTE:
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Mayor Read
Aye
Councilmember Bates
Absent
Councilmember Doyle Feingold
Aye
Councilmember Greenfield
Absent
Councilmember Lim
Aye
Councilmember Ross
Aye
Councilmember Stehle
Aye
Mayor
9
Date
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