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The budget shall be prepared in accordance with the provisions of law in effect governing the preparation of the county budget and shall show in detail the recommendations of the county manager for expenditures on each road and bridge or for other purposes.\n\nThe county manager shall be the executive and administrative officer of the county in all matters relating to the public roads and bridges of the county, and other public work and business in the county, except public schools. He shall have general supervision and charge of construction and maintenance of the public roads, bridges and landings of the county, and of public work and business of the county, except public schools, and of the purchase of supplies, equipment and materials for the roads, bridges and landings and other public work and business of the county, and the employment of all superintendents, foremen and labor therefor. However, the board may, by ordinance, prescribe rules and regulations for the purchase of all supplies, equipment and materials for the roads, bridges and landings and other public work and business of the county.\n\nThe county manager shall keep the board advised as to the county’s financial condition, and shall periodically, and upon board request, provide a report to the board on the status of expenditures and revenues for the current fiscal year. On or before October 31 of each year, he shall provide a report to the board at a regular board meeting on expenses and revenue for the preceding year, ending June 30.\n\n","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":1301367,"text":"In addition to such other duties as are or may be prescribed by law or directed by the board, the county manager shall each year on or before April 15 prepare and submit to the board a tentative budget for informative and fiscal planning purposes. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 5 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 1952, chapter 198; in 1954, chapter 102; in 1962, chapter 623; in 1997, chapter 587<\/a>; in 2004, chapters 22<\/a> and 510<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1378931,"object_type":"law","relational_id":349160,"identifier":"15.2-710","token":"15.2\/I\/7\/2\/15.2-710","url":"\/15.2-710\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-710\/","token":"15.2\/I\/7\/2\/15.2-710","dublin_core":{"Title":"Budget; county manager to be executive and administrative officer; financial condition of county","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-710","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

In addition to such other duties as are or may be prescribed by law<\/span> or directed by the board, the county<\/span> manager shall each year on or before April 15 prepare and submit to the board a tentative budget for informative and fiscal planning purposes. The budget shall be prepared in accordance with the provisions of law<\/span> in effect governing the preparation of the county<\/span> budget and shall show in detail the recommendations of the county<\/span> manager for expenditures on each road and bridge or for other purposes.<\/p>

The county<\/span> manager shall be the executive and administrative officer of the county<\/span> in all matters relating to the public roads and bridges of the county<\/span>, and other public work and business in the county<\/span>, except public schools. He shall have general supervision and charge of construction and maintenance of the public roads, bridges and landings of the county<\/span>, and of public work and business of the county<\/span>, except public schools, and of the purchase of supplies, equipment and materials<\/span> for the roads, bridges and landings and other public work and business of the county<\/span>, and the employment of all superintendents, foremen and labor therefor. However, the board may, by ordinance<\/span>, prescribe rules and regulations for the purchase of all supplies, equipment and materials<\/span> for the roads, bridges and landings and other public work and business of the county<\/span>.<\/p>

The county<\/span> manager shall keep the board advised as to the county<\/span>’s financial condition, and shall periodically, and upon board request, provide a report to the board on the status of expenditures and revenues for the current fiscal year. On or before October 31 of each year, he shall provide a report to the board at a regular board meeting on expenses and revenue for the preceding year, ending June 30.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nBUDGET; COUNTY MANAGER TO BE EXECUTIVE AND ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER; FINANCIAL\nCONDITION OF COUNTY (\u00a7 15.2-710)\n\nIn addition to such other duties as are or may be prescribed by law or directed\nby the board, the county manager shall each year on or before April 15 prepare\nand submit to the board a tentative budget for informative and fiscal planning\npurposes. The budget shall be prepared in accordance with the provisions of law\nin effect governing the preparation of the county budget and shall show in\ndetail the recommendations of the county manager for expenditures on each road\nand bridge or for other purposes.\n\nThe county manager shall be the executive and administrative officer of the\ncounty in all matters relating to the public roads and bridges of the county,\nand other public work and business in the county, except public schools. He\nshall have general supervision and charge of construction and maintenance of the\npublic roads, bridges and landings of the county, and of public work and\nbusiness of the county, except public schools, and of the purchase of supplies,\nequipment and materials for the roads, bridges and landings and other public\nwork and business of the county, and the employment of all superintendents,\nforemen and labor therefor. However, the board may, by ordinance, prescribe\nrules and regulations for the purchase of all supplies, equipment and materials\nfor the roads, bridges and landings and other public work and business of the\ncounty.\n\nThe county manager shall keep the board advised as to the county’s\nfinancial condition, and shall periodically, and upon board request, provide a\nreport to the board on the status of expenditures and revenues for the current\nfiscal year. On or before October 31 of each year, he shall provide a report to\nthe board at a regular board meeting on expenses and revenue for the preceding\nyear, ending June 30.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 15-353; 1952, c. 198; 1954, c. 102; 1959, Ex. Sess., c.\n69; 1962, c. 623, \u00a7 15.1-682; 1997, c. 587; 2004, cc. 22, 510.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}