2021-2022 General Laws Policy Committee
2021 General Laws Policy Statement (adopted Oct. 8)
PROPOSED 2022 General Laws Policy Statement*
PROPOSED 2022 General Laws Legislative Positions
*Note: The proposed 2022 policy statements were developed and approved by the six policy committees this summer. These proposed statements will be taken up by the VML membership for discussion and approval during the annual business meeting in Leesburg.
The General Laws Policy Committee last met on July 30, 2021. The materials from that meeting are available here:
- July 30, 2021 meeting agenda
- American Rescue Plan Act’s Broadband Investment Opportunities (L. Preston Bryant, Jr., McGuireWoods Consulting LLC)
Chair: Nancy Bailey, Vice Mayor, Town of Big Stone Gap
Vice Chair: Michelle Clayton, Town Attorney, Town of Wytheville
Staff contact: Michelle Gowdy (mgowdy@vml.org)
Chuck Anderson, Council Member, Town of Vienna
William Bestpitch, Council Member, City of Roanoke
Chris Bowman, Council Member, City of Hampton
William Bradshaw, City Attorney, City of Norton
Ray Brill, Council Member, Town of Vienna
Chris Brown, City Attorney, City of Harrisonburg
Fabricio Drummond, Chief of Police, Town of Vinton
Theresa Ellis, Council Member, City of Manassas
Jerry Ford, Council Member, Town of Blacksburg
Bryan Foster, Deputy City Manager, City of Manassas
Donald Goldberg, Council Member, City of Suffolk
Wayne Hall, Council Member, Town of Smithfield
Laura Hampton, Council Member, City of Manassas Park
Celeste Heath, Clerk, City of Falls Church
Donald Hunter, Council Member, Town of Farmville
Morris Jacobs, Council Member, Town of Middleburg
Scott Lloyd, Council Member, Town of Front Royal
Fernando Martinez, Vice Mayor, Town of Leesburg
Carol McCoskrie, City Attorney, City of Falls Church
Doug Napier, Town Attorney, Town of Front Royal
Andrea Oakes, Mayor, City of Staunton
Sheila Olem, Mayor, Town of Herndon
Shaun Pee, Council Member, Town of Dumfries
Sharon Scott, Council Member, City of Newport News
Cody Sexton, Assistant Town Manager, Town of Vinton
Timothy Spencer, Former Acting City Attorney, City of Roanoke
Steven Trivett, Mayor, Town of Ashland
Danny Turner, Council Member, City of Martinsville
John Wood, Council Member, City of Colonial Heights
