Avula rolls out plan to relaunch city government’s payment register
“I will be perfectly honest to say this fell into the category of important, but not urgent.”
City Government
As city enacts purchasing card fixes, auditor’s office wins award for review
Mayor Danny Avula’s administration significantly downsized the program after the issues came to light, reducing the number of cards in circulation from 320 to 67.
Council budget amendments aim to block Avula’s severance proposal, boost funding for schools
A majority of the Richmond City Council is opposed to Mayor Danny Avula’s proposal to allow more generous severance payouts to high-level City Hall officials.
Richmond will pay $549K to settle former FOIA officer's lawsuit
Odie Donald II said the settlement is “in no way an admission of wrongdoing” but said it is in the city's interest to settle.
Richmond to continue ticketing drivers who park too close to intersections and crosswalks
Richmond also signaled it plans to ramp up enforcement of parking in bike lanes, which has been illegal since 2019.
Officials will restart vape shop enforcement effort next week
City officials say they'll resume Operation Vaporize on April 7, with no changes made to enforcement effort against vape shops.
Pro-code refresh groups pitch plan to allow smaller duplexes in bid for more affordable homes
The new proposal would let duplexes be built in all single family neighborhoods, as long as the units are no larger than 1,500 square feet.
