{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-15.2-3819","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 15.2-3819","heading":"Election and terms of office of mayor and councilmen after town becomes city","body":"At a general election of city officers, to be held on the second Tuesday in May after a town is declared to be a city, a mayor and city council shall be elected for the city. The terms of office of the mayor and city council shall begin on July 1 following their election. The mayor shall serve for four years. One half of the council shall serve for two years, and the other half for four years.Code 1950, § 15-90; 1962, c. 623, § 15.1-990; 1997, c. 587.","path":["Title 15.2. COUNTIES, CITIES AND TOWNS","Subtitle III. BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENTS AND CHANGES OF STATUS OF COUNTIES, CITIES AND TOWNS","Chapter 38. TRANSITION OF TOWNS TO CITIES"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/15.2-3819/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:19Z","sha256":"375bebed9dfba286f75c31b2a13c66c362bf3cc77386b77df44c2630d4eb575e","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-15.2-3818","next":"us-va/va.-code-15.2-3820"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}