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City of Martinsville, Virginia <br /> <br />Ordinance No. 2005-6 <br /> <br />BE rr ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Matlinsville, Virginia, in Regular Session held <br />on June 13, 2005, Sections 2-25 and 2-26 of the Code of the City of Martinsville currently <br />reserved, be, and hereby are, added to read as follows: <br /> <br />Sec. 2-25. Adoption of rules and regulations. <br /> <br /> (a) The director of finance shall have the power to make reasonable rules and <br />regulations not inconsistent with this chapter or other provisions of law or applicable ordinances, <br />as deemed necessary to ensure the proper management, conduct, operation and control of the <br />wastewater, water, and electric utilities. The rules and regulations shall conform to reasonable <br />standards adopted or approved for the management, conduct, operations and control of <br />wastewater, water, and electric utilities and may be altered or amended from time to time by the <br />director of finance when the director of finance deems it necessary to do so for the proper <br />management, conduct, operation and control of the utilities. No rule or regulation made by the <br />director of finance pursuant to this section or any alteration or amendment thereof shall become <br />effective or have the force and effect of law unless the director of finance shall: <br /> <br />(1) Make such rule or regulation or any alteration or amendment thereof in <br />convenient form, available for public inspection in the director of finance's office <br />at least ten days before such rule or regulation or alteration or amendment thereof <br />is to become effective. <br /> <br />(2) Publish a notice in a newspaper of general circulation published in the city <br />declaring the director of finance's intention to make and adopt such role or <br />regulation or alteration or amendment thereof and informing the public that the <br />director of finance will hold a hearing at which any person may appear and be <br />heard for or against the adoption of such rule or regulation or alteration or <br />amendment thereof, on a day and at a time to be specified in the notice after the <br />expiration of at least ten days from the day of the publication thereof. <br /> <br />(3) Hold the public hearing on the day and at the time specified in such notice <br />and hear all persons appearing for or against the adoption of such rule or <br />regulation or alteration or amendment thereof. <br /> <br />(4) File a true copy of such rule or regulation or alteration or amendment thereof <br />adopted by the director of finance after such public hearing with the city clerk. <br /> <br /> (b) It shall be unlawful for any person to fail, refuse or neglect to comply with or <br />violate any rule or regulation made, adopted and filed pursuant to this section or any alteration or <br />amendment thereof. <br /> <br /> <br />