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W. Va. Code § 7-1-1 County commissions corporations; how constituted; election of president
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(a) The county commission, formerly the county court, tribunal or county council in lieu thereof, of every county within the State of West Virginia shall be a corporation by the name of "The county commission of ................... County", or "The County Council of .............…
W. Va. Code § 7-1-10 Special account for federal and state grants-in-aid authorized
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In addition to the special funds account authorized by the provisions of section nine of this article, each county court is hereby authorized and empowered to create and establish by proper order, a special account for the deposit of funds received from and granted by the United …
W. Va. Code § 7-1-11 Purchasing in open market or competitive bids; debarment
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(a) County commissions may make a purchase of commodities and printing of $15,000 or less in amount in the open market, but a purchase of and contract for commodities and printing over $15,000 shall be based on competitive bids, except in case of emergency. (b) The county commiss…
W. Va. Code § 7-1-12 Authority for establishing county curfews; jurisdiction for violations
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In addition to all other powers and duties now conferred by law upon county commissions, such commissions are hereby authorized, by order duly entered of record, to adopt an ordinance which establishes a curfew for persons under eighteen years of age. It shall be unlawful for any…
W. Va. Code § 7-1-13 Regulation of amateur radio antennas
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(a) Any county ordinance or order concerning the regulation or placement of amateur radio antennas must: (1) Comply with all Federal Communications Commission regulations and its rulings and orders; (2) Reasonably accommodate amateur radio communications; and (3) Represent the mi…
W. Va. Code § 7-1-14 Custody and care of animals abandoned, neglected or cruelly treated; animals causing public nuisance, health risk or safety hazard; authority of county commission
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(a) Notwithstanding any provision of this code to the contrary, any county commission may adopt ordinances, rules and regulations providing for the custody and care of animals that have been abandoned, neglected or cruelly treated for the protection of any such animal and to prev…
W. Va. Code § 7-1-15 Challenge of candidate for county commission; residency
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(a) (1) Any person desiring to contest the qualifications of another person whose nomination in the primary election, nomination by petition, or nomination by appointment to fill a vacancy on the ballot, has been certified and filed pursuant to article five, chapter three of this…
W. Va. Code § 7-1-16 Reporting of fraud and misappropriation of funds
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(a) Whenever a county commission, or any of a county’s boards, committees, or any other entities of any kind or nature authorized in this chapter, obtains information that an employee, officer or member of the county commission, or any of a county’s boards, committees, or any oth…
W. Va. Code § 7-1-1A Requirements for reforming, altering, or modifying a county commission; alternative forms of county government
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(a) A county government may be reformed, altered, or modified as follows: (1) The county commission or county council of the county may pass a resolution making application to the Legislature to reform, alter, or modify an existing form of county government in accordance with the…
W. Va. Code § 7-1-1B Legislative findings; qualifications for county commissioners
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(a) The Legislature finds that: (1) There is confusion concerning when a candidate for county commission must be a resident of the magisterial district he or she wants to represent; (2) The supreme court has discussed the residency requirement in several cases and has conflicting…
W. Va. Code § 7-1-2 Sessions
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The county court of each county shall hold four regular sessions in each year at the courthouse thereof, at such times as may be fixed upon and entered of record by the court. It may also hold special sessions, whenever the public interests may require it, to be called by the pre…
W. Va. Code § 7-1-3 Jurisdiction, powers, and duties
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(a) The county commissions, through their clerks, shall have the custody of all deeds and other papers presented for record in their counties and the same shall be preserved therein, or otherwise disposed of as now is, or may be prescribed by law. They shall have jurisdiction in …
W. Va. Code § 7-1-3A Construction of waterworks; sewers and sewage disposal plants; improvements of streets, alleys and sidewalks; assessment of cost of sanitary sewers, improved streets and maintenance of roads not in the state road system
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In addition to all other powers and duties now conferred by law upon county commissions, such commissions are hereby authorized and empowered to install, construct, repair, maintain and operate waterworks, water mains, sewer lines and sewage disposal plants in connection therewit…
W. Va. Code § 7-1-3AA Authority of county commissions to create and fund a hazardous material accident response program
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In addition to all other powers and duties now conferred by law upon county commissions, county commissions are hereby authorized and empowered to create a hazardous material accident response program. The program may include the establishment of a hazardous materials response te…
W. Va. Code § 7-1-3B Purchase, installation and maintenance of radio mobile communication equipment and appliances for use by county sheriffs and their deputies
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In addition to all other powers and duties now conferred by law upon county courts, such courts are hereby authorized and empowered to purchase, install and maintain radio mobile communication equipment and appliances for the use of the sheriff and his deputies in their respectiv…
W. Va. Code § 7-1-3BB Levy for, establishment and operation of sheltered workshops; financial aid
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(a) The county commission in any county is authorized without limiting any other levying authority the counties may have, to levy for and may erect, maintain and operate sheltered workshops in the county and may render financial aid to any one or more sheltered workshop facilitie…
W. Va. Code § 7-1-3C Purchase, installation and maintenance of photo copying equipment, microphotographic or other miniature photographic processes, appliances and supplies
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In addition to all other powers and duties now conferred by law upon county courts, such courts are hereby authorized and empowered to purchase, install and maintain photo copying equipment, microphotographic, or other miniature photographic processes, appliances and supplies des…
W. Va. Code § 7-1-3CC Authority of county commissions to establish enhanced emergency telephone systems, technical and operational standards for emergency communications centers and standards for education and training of emergency communications systems personnel; standards for alarm systems; fee upon consumers of telephone service for the systems and for roadway conversion systems; authority to contract with the telephone companies for billing of fee
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(a) In addition to possessing the authority to establish an emergency telephone system pursuant to section four, article six, chapter twenty-four of this code, a county commission or the county commissions of two or more counties may, instead, establish an enhanced emergency tele…
W. Va. Code § 7-1-3D Levy for, establishment, and operation of fire prevention units; financial aid
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(a) The county commission in any county may: (1) Levy for and erect, maintain, and operate fire stations; and (2) Form county fire prevention units, and supply equipment therefor in the county: Provided, That if a county commission establishes a separate county fire prevention un…
W. Va. Code § 7-1-3DD Authority to establish county wage and benefits review board; duties and powers; membership
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In addition to all other powers and duties now conferred by law upon county commissions, such commissions are hereby authorized to establish employee wage and benefits review boards. If a county commission elects to create such a board, the board shall establish uniform: (a) Empl…
W. Va. Code § 7-1-3E Acquisition of land for, and operation of, public refuse dumps and sanitary landfills
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In addition to all other powers and duties now conferred by law upon county commissions, such commissions are hereby empowered to acquire, by purchase, right of eminent domain, lease, gift, or otherwise, land for the establishment of public refuse dumps and sanitary landfills, an…
W. Va. Code § 7-1-3EE Providing for payment of service fees at banking institutions
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Notwithstanding any other provision of this code the county commission may enter into a contract with one or more banking institutions, as defined in section two, article one, chapter thirty-one-a of this code, doing business in the county for the purpose of receiving payment of …
W. Va. Code § 7-1-3F Establishment and operation of garbage and refuse collection and disposal services
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In addition to all other powers and duties now conferred by law upon county commissions, such commissions are hereby empowered to establish, operate and maintain, either directly or by contract, garbage and refuse collection and disposal services, and to pay for the establishment…
W. Va. Code § 7-1-3FF Authority of county commission to regulate unsafe or unsanitary structures and refuse on private land; authority to establish an enforcement agency; county litter control officers; procedure for complaints; lien and sale of land to recover costs; entry on land to perform repairs and alterations or to satisfy lien; receipt of grants and subsidies
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(a) Plenary power and authority are hereby conferred upon every county commission to adopt ordinances regulating the repair, alteration, or improvement, or the vacating and closing or removal or demolition, or any combination thereof, of any dwellings or other buildings, except f…
W. Va. Code § 7-1-3G Acquisition, operation, and maintenance of sewerage systems and sewage plants
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In addition to all other powers and duties not conferred by law upon county courts, such courts are hereby empowered to acquire, by purchase, right of eminent domain, lease, gift, or otherwise, and to operate and maintain, sewerage systems and sewage treatment plants, and to pay …
W. Va. Code § 7-1-3GG Lease agreements for equipment or materials with option to cancel or renew
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(a) In addition to all other powers and duties now conferred by law upon county commissions, county commissions are hereby authorized and empowered to enter into and execute a lease agreement to obtain equipment or material. (b) The lease agreement may not be voided because it pr…
W. Va. Code § 7-1-3H Authority and procedure for closing unused roads, streets and travel ways; notice and hearing; circuit court review
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The county court of any county, upon the verified application of any landowner whose land abuts on any unused road, street, or other travel way designated on any map or plat of a subdivision of land or otherwise within such county but outside of incorporated towns or cities there…
W. Va. Code § 7-1-3HH Authority to lease, sell or dispose of county property to the state, federal government or an instrumentality thereof
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Every county commission, building commission created pursuant to article thirty-three, chapter eight of this code and development authority created pursuant to article twelve of this chapter is authorized to sell, lease as lessor or dispose of any of its real or personal property…
W. Va. Code § 7-1-3I County commission may cooperate with other governmental units
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Any county commission may join together in the exercise of any of its powers, duties and responsibilities, or otherwise cooperate with any other county or counties, municipality or municipalities, the government of this state or of the United States in carrying out any lawful pur…
W. Va. Code § 7-1-3II Authority to require posting of commercial and residential addresses within municipal boundaries
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In addition to all other powers now conferred by law upon county commissions, the commissions are hereby authorized to require owners, residents or occupants of factory-built homes situated in a factory-built home rental community with at least ten factory-built homes to visibly …
W. Va. Code § 7-1-3J Authority to establish county coordinating council; powers and duties of council; duties of county clerk
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In addition to all other powers and duties now conferred by law upon county courts, such courts are hereby authorized and empowered to establish a county coordinating council for the purpose of coordinating county improvement programs with state and federal programs designed for …
W. Va. Code § 7-1-3JJ Authority of counties to enact ordinances restricting the location of businesses offering exotic entertainment
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(a) For the purposes of this section: (1) "Exotic entertainment" means live entertainment, dancing or other services conducted by persons while nude or seminude in a commercial setting or for profit. (2) "Seminude" means the appearance of: (A) The female breast below a horizontal…
W. Va. Code § 7-1-3K Authority to lease, rent, or permit the use of county property
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(a) The county commission of each county is authorized to lease, rent, or permit the use of county-owned buildings, lands, and other properties or any portion thereof by nonprofit organizations. Authorized uses pursuant to this section shall include the granting of meeting places…
W. Va. Code § 7-1-3KK Authority to provide for the elimination of hazards to public health and safety; penalty
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In addition to all other powers and duties now conferred by law upon county commissions, commissions are hereby authorized to enact ordinances, issue orders and take other appropriate and necessary actions for the elimination of hazards to public health and safety and to abate or…
W. Va. Code § 7-1-3L Authority to establish county appraisal-assessment board; functions and duties of board; duties of assessor
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In addition to all other powers and duties now conferred by law upon county courts, such courts are hereby authorized and empowered to establish a county appraisal-assessment advisory board. The purpose for which this board is created is to enable the county court, acting as the …
W. Va. Code § 7-1-3LL Clerk of the county commission duties relating to record keeping of military discharge forms
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(a) The county commission shall order that the clerk of the county commission wherein a person discharged from the Armed Forces of the United States resides record, upon presentation, free of charge, the original or a properly authenticated copy of either the discharge certificat…
W. Va. Code § 7-1-3M Authority to employ, fix compensation for and discharge personnel
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In addition to all other powers and duties now conferred by law upon county courts or tribunals in lieu thereof, hereinafter referred to as county courts or courts, such courts are hereby empowered to employ, fix compensation for and discharge such clerical, stenographic, technic…
W. Va. Code § 7-1-3MM Transfer of development rights in growth counties
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(a) In addition to all other powers and duties now conferred by law upon county commissions, if a county has been designated as a growth county as that term is defined in section three, article twenty of this chapter, those county commissions, upon approval by a majority of the l…
W. Va. Code § 7-1-3N Authority of certain counties as to building and housing codes; state building code
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(a) In addition to all other powers and duties now conferred by law upon county commissions, county commissions are hereby authorized and empowered, by order duly entered of record, to adopt building and housing codes establishing and regulating minimum building and housing stand…
W. Va. Code § 7-1-3NN Election on ordinance for program for transfer of development rights; form of ballots or ballot labels; procedure
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(a) A county commission which has been designated as a growth county may submit a proposed ordinance to establish a program for the transfer of development rights pursuant to section three-mm of this article to the qualified voters residing within the county for approval or rejec…
W. Va. Code § 7-1-3O Authority to construct and maintain county transportation, parking, and other public facilities; delegation of such authority to board or commission; financing
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In addition to all other powers and duties now conferred by law upon county courts, such courts are hereby authorized and empowered to construct, reconstruct, establish, acquire, improve, renovate, extend, enlarge, increase, own, equip, repair (including replacement), maintain an…
W. Va. Code § 7-1-3OO Authority to enter into energy-savings contracts
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(a) As used in this section: (1) "Energy-conservation measures" means goods or services, or both, to reduce energy consumption operating costs of county facilities. They include, but are not limited to, installation of one or more of the following: (A) Insulation of a building st…
W. Va. Code § 7-1-3P Authority to require permits for mobile homes or house trailers; penalty
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The county court of any county is hereby authorized and empowered to require by order entered of record that no person shall locate, place or maintain for residency purposes a mobile home or house trailer, excluding motor homes, travel trailers and camper vehicles, in such county…
W. Va. Code § 7-1-3PP Additional powers and duties of commission; areas of special or unique interest
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A county commission may designate areas of special or unique interest, with sites, buildings and structures within those areas, which are of local, regional, statewide or national significance. An area that has been so designated does not limit the use of nor require any alterati…
W. Va. Code § 7-1-3Q County commissions on intergovernmental relations created and established; composition of commission; powers and duties of commission; executive secretary; duties of executive secretary
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There is hereby established in each county a commission on intergovernmental relations. The commission shall be composed of the members of the county court and such other members as may be designated by the county court. Members other than the county court members shall serve at …
W. Va. Code § 7-1-3QQ Authorizing county commissions to hold motor vehicle racing events on public roads, municipal streets or airports
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(a) In addition to all other powers and duties not conferred by law upon county commissions, such commissions are empowered to organize and hold motor vehicle racing events on roads and airports in counties in this state; to require a permit; to provide for the issuance of a perm…
W. Va. Code § 7-1-3R Purposes of section; county commissions on crime, delinquency and correction created and established; composition of commission; powers and duties of commission; executive secretary; duties of executive secretary
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(a) The enactment of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe City Streets Act of 1968 and subsequent amendments thereto with millions of federal dollars available to local units of government in the fiscal year 1972–1973, and the probability that this program will be continued and exp…
W. Va. Code § 7-1-3RR Accessible county records; required information
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(a) Beginning December 31, 2020, each county commission shall maintain a website that provides the following information without charge: (1) The title and name of each elected county office holder; (2) The contact information of each elected county office holder, including office…
W. Va. Code § 7-1-3S Authority to govern traffic and parking; rules and regulations; penalties
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County courts are hereby authorized to promulgate rules and regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter twenty-nine-a of this code, governing (1) the movement, regulation or control of vehicular or pedestrian traffic on property owned by or leased by such county cou…
W. Va. Code § 7-1-3SS County option election on forbidding nonintoxicating beer, wine, or alcoholic liquors to be sold, given, or dispensed after 6:00 a.m. on Sundays
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The county commission of any county may conduct a county option election on the question of whether the sale or dispensing of nonintoxicating beer, wine, or alcoholic liquors in or on a licensed premises shall be allowed in the county beginning 1:00 p.m. on any Sunday, as provide…
