§ 4.1. General.

(a)

The qualified voters of the City of Manassas Park shall elect the mayor and each city council member. The mayor, city council, commissioner of revenue and city treasurer shall be elected at large. The mayor, city council members, commissioner of revenue and city treasurer each shall be a qualified voter and a resident of the city. Elections for the offices of mayor, city council, commissioner of revenue and city treasurer shall be in the manner and time provided by general law. Individual citizens of the City of Manassas Park may qualify as a candidate for elective office within the city by being recognized as the nominated candidate of a political party recognized by the State Board of Elections or through petition to the city board of elections, said petition containing the validated signatures of registered voters of the City of Manassas Park pursuant to the general laws of the Commonwealth. Those citizens seeking elective office must meet state residency requirements as detailed in the general laws of the Commonwealth.

(b)

The general laws of the Commonwealth relating to the conduct of elections, so far as pertinent, shall apply to the conduct of elections. Any member of the governing body or any member of a board or commission appointed by the governing body for a specified term may be removed in accordance with general law.

(Acts 2005, Ch. 560, § 1, 5-22-05)

(Acts 2005, Ch. 560, § 1, 5-22-05)