WEST virginia legislature

2019 regular session

Introduced

House Bill 2827

By Delegates Sypolt, Phillips, Graves, Nelson, Pyles and Miller

[Introduced February 1, 2019; Referred
to the Committee on Political Subdivisions then Government Organization. ]

A BILL to amend and reenact §11-2-3 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to removing the residency requirements for hiring deputy assessors.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

article 2. assessors.

§11-2-3. Selection of deputy assessors.

The deputy assessors, including the transfer and office deputies, shall be residents and voters in the county: Provided, That a deputy assessor whose primary responsibility is that of updating the assessor's maps may be a resident and voter of a contiguous county of this state. The deputy assessors shall be appointed by the assessor with the advice and consent of the county commission, and may be removed at any time in the discretion of the assessor. Vacancies occurring from any cause in the office of any deputy assessor shall be filled by the assessors.

NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to remove the residency requirements for hiring deputy assessors.

Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.