A municipal corporation shall have and may exercise any or all powers set forth in this article, regardless of whether such powers are set out or incorporated by reference in a municipal charter. All powers vested in a municipal corporation by this chapter shall be exercised by its governing body.
Va. Code Ann. § 15.2-1100
Powers conferred; exercised by council
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case School Board v. Wilder (2007)
Most recently applied in Stickley v. SUTHERLY (October 2009)
Code 1950, § 15-77.2; 1958, c. 328; 1962, c. 623, § 15.1-838; 1979, c. 297; 1997, c. 587.
Official source: Virginia Law Portal (LIS). Reproduced from public-domain Virginia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.