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This law was first created in 1975. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 253 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1975 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 4 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1985, chapter 63; in 1997, chapter 587<\/a>; in 1998, chapter 872<\/a>; in 2001, chapters 9<\/a> and 254<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":152913,"object_type":"law","relational_id":70908,"identifier":"15.2-1414.7","token":"15.2\/II\/14\/1.1\/15.2-1414.7","url":"\/15.2-1414.7\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-1414.7\/","token":"15.2\/II\/14\/1.1\/15.2-1414.7","dublin_core":{"Title":"Salaries of town council members and mayors","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-1414.7","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Notwithstanding any provision of a charter of a town<\/span> or any other law<\/span>, a town<\/span> council may establish the compensation to be paid to council members and the mayor. No increase in salary of a council member or mayor shall take effect during the incumbent council member’s or mayor’s term in office; however, this restriction shall not apply to councils<\/span> or mayors when the council members are elected for staggered terms. In addition to salary, each member of the council<\/span> and the mayor of any town<\/span> may be compensated with such benefits as are provided town<\/span> employees by the town<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSALARIES OF TOWN COUNCIL MEMBERS AND MAYORS (\u00a7 15.2-1414.7)\n\nNotwithstanding any provision of a charter of a town or any other law, a town\ncouncil may establish the compensation to be paid to council members and the\nmayor. No increase in salary of a council member or mayor shall take effect\nduring the incumbent council member’s or mayor’s term in office;\nhowever, this restriction shall not apply to councils or mayors when the council\nmembers are elected for staggered terms. In addition to salary, each member of\nthe council and the mayor of any town may be compensated with such benefits as\nare provided town employees by the town.\n\nHISTORY: 1975, c. 253, \u00a7 15.1-827.1; 1985, c. 63; 1997, c. 587, \u00a7 14.1-47.3;\n1998, c. 872; 2001, cc. 9, 254.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}