"Neither the city nor Fleenor have made the document — or any related materials — available to the public."
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The city claims Bristol Virginia Councilman Doug Fleenor’s lawsuit challenging the bid to remove him has no basis because the city charter expressly allows it, according to a response filed Thursday with the circuit court clerk. The filing, called a demurrer, is a legal objection that an opponent’s point is irrelevant and the lawsuit should be dismissed. City officials notified Fleenor in an Aug. 28 written notice that they planned to remove him for malfeasance or neglect of duty. In his Sept. 6 lawsuit, Fleenor claims City Council doesn’t have the authority to remove him. In his lawsuit, Fleenor claims state law trumps the city charter. In the response, City Attorney Randy Eads cites five versions of the city charter that all allow for removal. The city’s filing does not include a copy of the written notice served Aug. 28 that presumably spells out the reasons council moved to remove Fleenor. In the month since, neither the city nor Fleenor have made the document — or any related materials — available to the public.
Bristol Herald Couier
State seeks public comments on study examining medical aid-in-dying laws
The Roanoke Times
The Harrisonburg School Board has hired a firm to help find a new superintendent. The panel interviewed the second of two firms vying for a contract to recruit a replacement for Scott Kizner during a closed meeting on Tuesday.
Daily News-Record
Abingdon interim Town Manager Tony Sullivan resigned from that position Thursday because Town Council doesn’t have enough faith in him to hire him to fill the position permanently, according to his letter of resignation. The resignation is effective Oct. 12. Sullivan, who said he hand-delivered the letter to council members, said he will return full time to his position as Abingdon’s chief of police. Sullivan’s letter revealed that council asked him to prepare a request for proposals to hire a consulting firm to find candidates for the town manager position. He denied the request.
Bristol Herald Courier
The two finalists for the Lynchburg chief of police position outlined their visions for the department in a public meeting Thursday at City Hall. In what was effectively a public job interview, Interim Chief Ryan Zuidema and Deputy Chief Mark Jamison described the challenges facing the force and took questions from city residents in attendance.
The News & Advance
The city of Charlottesville spent $921,334 on personnel, materials and mutual aid for the anniversary weekend of the deadly Unite the Right rally, according to information released Thursday. The city’s costs bring the running — though still incomplete — total for the agencies involved last month to approximately $4.6 million. Charlottesville spent about $600,000 more in 2018 than in 2017 because officials expected a full weekend of events.
The Daily Progress
State occupational safety and health officials cited Virginia Beach this month for serious violations related to a training event in which firefighters burned a home near Pungo in April so they could train outside it though the department had not determined whether asbestos was present at the site. Virginia Beach Professional Firefighters Local 2924, a union that represents most city firefighters, sought records related to the training and filed complaints with regulatory agencies and the city auditor, who works directly for the City Council and not the city administration. The Independent News obtained the citations from the Virginia Department of Labor and Industry through an open records request. However, the newspaper did not obtain additional files it requested because the matter is still open.
Princess Anne Daily
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