HB2904 HPOLSUBS AM 1-19

            The Committee on Political Subdivisions moved to amend the Bill on page one, immediately following the enacting section, by striking out the remainder of the bill and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

That §7-1-7 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended and reenacted to read as follows:

ARTICLE 1.  COUNTY COMMISSIONS GENERALLY.

§7-1-7.  Record books.

(a) The county commission shall, through the clerk of the commission, within ninety days of the passage of the ordinance enter into a separate book the complete record of all ordinances, rules and regulations adopted by the county commission.  The clerk shall list, along with each ordinance including but not limited to the ordinance, rule, or regulation number, brief description or title, and date adopted  in the book, the provision of the West Virginia Code authorizing each ordinance.  The clerk shall maintain the book in his or her office and shall make available a copy to the county sheriff. Compiling all such ordinances, rules and regulations adopted by the county commission and publishing the same on a publically available internet website shall constitute full compliance with the provisions of this section.

(b) The county court commission of every county shall provide two record books for the use of the court county commission, in one of which shall be entered all the proceedings of such court county commission in relation to contested elections, all matters of probate, the appointment of appraisers of the estates of decedents and the appointment and qualification of personal representatives, guardians, committees and curators, and the settlement of their accounts, and all matters relating to apprentices; and in the other of said books shall be entered all the other proceedings of such court county commission:  Provided, however, That said court county commission shall provide and keep such additional or different record books as may be specially required by law.