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The Virginia Beach Police Department is the primary law enforcement agency of Virginia Beach, Virginia.The department hires over 1,000 officers and civilians. [1] [2] The VBPD is headquartered in Building 11, at 2509 Princess Anne Road, and services four police precincts that the VBPD services.
Virginia Beach was chartered as a municipal corporation by the General Assembly of Virginia on January 1, 1963. The city currently operates under the council–manager form of government. [162] Like all incorporated cities in Virginia, it is an independent city and does not fall under the jurisdiction of a county government.
Parts of Surry and Isle of Wight counties were added in 1732 (when the county's government was established.) Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg, from which the current line of British monarchs hailed 15,749: 566 sq mi (1,466 km 2) Buchanan County: 027: Grundy: 1858: From Russell and Tazewell counties: James Buchanan, fifteenth U.S. President 19,087: ...
By 1975, 10 independent rescue squads had been established throughout the city each serving their community. But as the call volume increased and technology evolved, the city government recognized the need to centralize the various independent rescue squads and an administrative office was established to oversee all of the rescue squads. [3]
The Virginia Beach City Council is the legislative branch that governs the City of Virginia Beach and its more than 450,000 citizens. It has 11 members that serve four-year terms and are elected on a staggered basis.
Dyer was a physical therapist as well as a professor of government at Regent University, [16] [17] and M. Ben Davenport had served as an at-large member of the Virginia Beach City Council since 2015. [18] Dyer won despite being outspent by Davenport 5 to 1. [19]
The Virginia Beach Fire Department (VBFD) provides fire protection and emergency medical services to the city of Virginia Beach, Virginia.The department protects an area of 249 square miles (640 km 2) as well as 59 square miles (150 km 2) of inland waterways and 38 miles (61 km) of shoreline.
Location of Virginia Beach in Virginia. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Virginia Beach, Virginia.. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in the independent city of Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States.