The Portsmouth City Council is close to choosing a firm that will help vet and select a new city manager. But the timeline for the selection process means the city could go a full year without a permanent city manager in place.
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Interim City Assessor Janey Culpepper told The Virginian-Pilot this week that more than 500 parcels, mostly commercial, are still in need of review, particularly building permits for some that date back as far as 2016. She intends to ask City Council for additional funding for more staff and resources.
PORTSMOUTH — The mayor will no longer have the sole discretion to remove a colleague from a City Council meeting for disorderly conduct. Portsmouth City Council voted Tuesday to amend the council’s rules of order and procedure regarding decorum during meetings and will now require a majority vote to eject a council member from a public meeting. The change comes after Council member De’Andre .