City of Richmond, Virginia
Did council member Charles Samuels violate the city charter?
Richmond City Charter
Chapter 5. Mayor and Chief Administrative Officer
Sec. 5.03. Involvement of mayor and council in appointment and removals.
…. Except for the purpose of inquiry, the mayor, council and its members shall deal with the administrative services solely through the chief administrative officer, and neither the mayor, council nor any member thereof shall give orders either publicly or privately to any subordinate of the chief administrative officer. ….
Memo. Steven Taylor, Council Policy Analyst, April 15, 2010
Background
Councilman Samuels and his liaison, Jan Girardi have worked with a number of administration staff persons in the Departments of Economic Development, CAPS, Community Development, Police, and Fire to arrive at the attached recommendations. ….
