Legal Notices

NOTICE CITY OF KENOVA Notice is hereby given that the City of Kenova, West Virginia, a municipal corporation, will hold a public hearing on proposed amendments to Sections 7.3 and 7.7 of the Charter of the City of Kenova. Section 7.3 “Filing as a Candidate” is amended to add the time when election packets are made available by the Clerk-Treasurer and to change the date on which the completed certificate, petition, and fee must be returned to the Clerk-Treasurer. The proposed amendment to 7.3 would read in its entirety, “Any person eligible for the office of Mayor or member of Council of the City shall be placed on the general ballot after filing a certificate of candidacy, a petition, and a filing fee in a timely manner with the City Clerk-Treasurer. Election packets, including the certificate of candidacy and petition, will be made available in the office of the City Clerk-Treasurer from January 15, or the next business day following January 15, and thereafter through February 15 of each election year. The completed certificate, petition, and fee must be delivered to the City Clerk-Treasurer by February 15 or, if mailed, must be postmarked before midnight on February 15.” Section 7.7 “Terms” is amended to change the number of terms an individual may serve in office from two to three terms. The proposed amendment to 7.7 would read in its entirety, “The terms of Mayor and Council shall run concurrently and shall be four years beginning on July first of each election year. No individual who has been elected to three full and consecutive four-year terms in a particular office shall be eligible for reelection to said office, unless a period of four years shall have passed since the expiration of the individual’s previous term in said office.” The public hearing shall be held in the Council Chambers of the City of Kenova, Kenova Municipal Building, 1501 Pine Street, Kenova, West Virginia 25530, on June 15, 2023, at six o’clock (6:00) p.m. Interested parties may appear and be heard at such time with respect to the passage of the proposed amendments. If no objections are made or are made and withdrawn, the City Council shall, by ordinance, adopt the amendment to the Charter and such amendments shall become operative on or after July 2, 2023. LH-151768 05-10,17;2023