Deletion of vacant positions by the city manager.
Norfolk City Code § 2.1-4
in effectSec. 2.1-4. - Deletion of vacant positions by the city manager.
(a) The city manager may only delete existing vacant positions pursuant to this article through a written instrument created and executed by the city manager. The regulations and the form of the written instrument to be used for deleting existing vacant positions shall be approved as to form and correctness by the city attorney or his designee pursuant to Charter section 53.
(b) The city manager's deletion of vacant existing positions from a department shall not exceed ten (10) percent of the total positions authorized for that department at the beginning of the fiscal year, unless first approved by the council through a resolution or ordinance.
(Ord. No. 41,070, § 13, 6-17-03; Ord. No. 41,842, § 12C, 5-17-05)
Source: City of Norfolk, Virginia, City Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/va/norfolk/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COCI_CH2.1PESY_ARTIICRDEVAPOMA_S2.1-4DEVAPOMAFetched: 11/1/2026
