RICHMOND (June 21, 2024)—The Virginia Association of Counties (VACo) is pleased to announce the appointment of Katie Boyle as Deputy Director. Boyle joined VACo on July 1, 2016, and has been an integral part of
RICHMOND (June 21, 2024)—The Virginia Association of Counties (VACo) is pleased to announce the appointment of Katie Boyle as Deputy Director. Boyle joined VACo on July 1, 2016, and has been an integral part of
SB 1431 (Obenshain) as introduced mandates FOIA training for local elected officials by December 31, 2019, and thereafter biennially. The training would be given by
Senator Emmett Hanger’s rural stormwater bill reported out of the House Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Committee on February 13 and was rereferred to the
A proposal to give local governments a first right of refusal on state surplus property for sale, so long as the land in question is
Two bills seeking to add another tool to localities looking to make voluntary boundary line adjustments have nearly reached the end of their journey through
SB 1336 (Edwards) specifies that the notice of sale for property to be sold pursuant to a mechanics’ lien shall be posted in any of
SB 1275 (Black) requires any local school board that offers a Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (JROTC) program to make it available to any student
Welcome to the VACo County Pulse. VACo Lobbyists Joe Lerch and Chris McDonald talk about a variety of issues, including alcohol reform, I-81 improvements, industrial
Bills authorizing the sale of mixed beverages by licensed restaurants and the sale of alcoholic beverages in any county, town, or supervisor’s election district have
VACo supports legislation that will, if adopted, provide an additional tool to counties to facilitate the construction of sidewalks to connect pedestrian networks. SB 1663
HB 2790 (Rush) allows voters to cast absentee ballots in person during the week before an election (from the second Saturday before the election through
HB 2792 (Tran), a local government solar energy bill, unanimously reported out of the Senate Commerce and Labor Committee on February 11 and will now
The House Appropriations Committee and Senate Finance Committee reported their budgets on February 3, and the full text of the budget amendments was made available
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