CREATION AND DELETION OF VACANT POSITIONS BY THE CITY MANAGER

Norfolk City Code ch. 2.1, art. II

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Norfolk City Code § 2.1-2 In general.

Sec. 2.1-2. - In general. (a) The city manager or the council may create and delete positions. The city manager shall create and delete vacant positions only under the circumstances and after satisfying the requirements described in this article. (b) The city manager shall act pursuant to this article only through regulations and instruments consistent with this chapter and this article and certified as required by this article. (c) At the end of each quarter of the fiscal year, the director of human resources shall provide a report to the city manager identifying each position and stating the total number of positions that the city manager has created or deleted during the quarter. (d) On or before the end of each fiscal year, the director of human resources shall report in writing to the city manager certifying the total number of positions at that time, and reconciling that number with the number of positions initially set forth by council in the annual compensation plan ordinance as of the start of the fiscal year. The director shall explain in her report any difference between the two (2) numbers. (e) The provisions of this article shall apply to sworn law enforcement officers in the department of police and sworn members of the department of fire and paramedical services. (Ord. No. 41,070, § 13, 6-17-03)

Norfolk City Code § 2.1-3 Creation of vacant positions.

Sec. 2.1-3. - Creation of vacant positions. (a) The city manager may only create vacant positions pursuant to this article through a written instrument executed by the city manager after the availability of the necessary funds is certified on the face of the instrument by the director of finance or his designee, pursuant to Charter section 72. The regulations and the form of the instrument to be used for creating 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 shall not create a new position within a department if the creation of a new position will: (i) require the expenditure of funds from that department's personal services account in excess of the total sum appropriated for personal services within that department for the fiscal year; or (ii) require the expenditure of funds from the city manager's staffing and organizational redesign reserve account in excess of the total sum approved therefor by the council at the start of the fiscal year. (Ord. No. 41,070, § 13, 6-17-03; Ord. No. 41,842, § 12C, 5-17-05)

Norfolk City Code § 2.1-4 Deletion of vacant positions by the city manager.

Sec. 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_ARTIICRDEVAPOMAFetched: 11/1/2026