Kingsport - Subject to local approval, makes various changes to the charter, including when a vice-mayor is chosen by the board; when warrants to collect delinquent taxes may be issued; removes a requirement that a tentative appropriation ordinance must be published in a newspaper; changes from the 1st of July to the 1st of September when elected board of education members assume office and when such members must choose a president. - Amends Chapter 76 of the Private Acts of 1917; as amended.

Summary

The bill revises the city charter so the board of mayor and aldermen picks a vice‑mayor at its first post‑election meeting, moves the tax‑due date to Nov. 30 and lets the recorder issue distress warrants after Dec. 1, eliminates a newspaper‑only publication rule for the tentative appropriation ordinance, and shifts the start date for elected school‑board members from July 1 to Sept. 1. It also sets new procedures for filling board vacancies and requires a two‑thirds city council vote for the changes to take effect. These updates affect city officials, the treasurer, the recorder, the police, taxpayers and the board of education.

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