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Scottsville council sets public hearing to raise business-license fee to $30
Summary
Councilors voted to advertise and hold a public hearing to update the town's business-license fee ordinance to the statutory $30 cap for towns under 25,000 population, citing state code in the discussion.
The council discussed revisions to the town's business-license fee and moved to set a public hearing to adopt a new fee ordinance. The chair cited state code 58.1-3703, noting that towns with populations under 25,000 may set a flat annual fee up to $30 per business; the chair recommended updating the ordinance to reflect the statutory cap.
Members discussed advertising requirements and whether to apply the change immediately; the town attorney's guidance was referenced for timing and processing. A councilor moved that the town schedule a public hearing for the ordinance change, and the motion was carried. Councilors said staff will advertise the change and bring the ordinance back for the hearing in accordance with statutory notice requirements.
