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Whenever the governing body<\/span> of any county<\/span> determines that it is advisable to contract<\/span> a debt and issue<\/span> general obligation bonds<\/span> of the county<\/span>, it shall adopt an ordinance<\/span> or resolution setting forth in brief<\/span> and general terms the purpose or purposes for which the bonds are to be issued and the maximum amount of the bonds to be issued.\n\t\tWhere voter<\/span> approval is required or permitted by the Constitution of Virginia or this chapter, the ordinance<\/span> or resolution shall request the circuit<\/span> court<\/span> to order<\/span> an election to be held pursuant to \u00a7\u00a7 15.2-2610<\/a> and 15.2-2611<\/a> on the question of contracting the debt and issuing the proposed bonds.\n\t\tBefore the adoption of an ordinance<\/span> or resolution by the governing body<\/span> of any county<\/span> requesting the ordering of an election on the question of contracting a debt and issuing bonds for school purposes, or, if no referendum<\/span> is required, adopting an ordinance<\/span> or resolution authorizing the issuance of bonds for school purposes, the school board of the county<\/span> must first request, by resolution, the governing body<\/span> of the county<\/span> to take such action.\n\t\tIf voter<\/span> approval is not required by the Constitution of Virginia or the provisions of this chapter, the governing body<\/span> of the county<\/span> has all the powers granted by this chapter to the governing bodies of municipalities with respect to incurring debt and issuing bonds.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nRESOLUTION FOR BOND ISSUE; CONTENTS; REQUEST FOR BONDS FOR SCHOOL PURPOSES (\u00a7\n15.2-2640)\n\nWhenever the governing body of any county determines that it is advisable to\ncontract a debt and issue general obligation bonds of the county, it shall adopt\nan ordinance or resolution setting forth in brief and general terms the purpose\nor purposes for which the bonds are to be issued and the maximum amount of the\nbonds to be issued.\n\t\tWhere voter approval is required or permitted by the Constitution of Virginia\nor this chapter, the ordinance or resolution shall request the circuit court to\norder an election to be held pursuant to \u00a7\u00a7 15.2-2610 and 15.2-2611 on the\nquestion of contracting the debt and issuing the proposed bonds.\n\t\tBefore the adoption of an ordinance or resolution by the governing body of any\ncounty requesting the ordering of an election on the question of contracting a\ndebt and issuing bonds for school purposes, or, if no referendum is required,\nadopting an ordinance or resolution authorizing the issuance of bonds for school\npurposes, the school board of the county must first request, by resolution, the\ngoverning body of the county to take such action.\n\t\tIf voter approval is not required by the Constitution of Virginia or the\nprovisions of this chapter, the governing body of the county has all the powers\ngranted by this chapter to the governing bodies of municipalities with respect\nto incurring debt and issuing bonds.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 15-666.29; 1958, c. 640; 1960, c. 563; 1962, c. 623, \u00a7\n15.1-186; 1971, Ex. Sess., c. 224; 1980, c. 559; 1989, c. 177; 1991, c. 668, \u00a7\n15.1-227.41; 1997, c. 587.","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}}