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Upon receipt of such call or request, the clerk of the governing body, after consultation with the chairman or mayor, shall immediately notify each member of the governing body and the attorney for the Commonwealth or the county or municipal attorney, as appropriate in writing delivered in person or to his place of residence or business or, if so requested by the member of the governing body, by electronic mail or facsimile to attend such meeting at the time and place stated in the notice. Such notice shall specify the matters to be considered at the meeting. No matter not specified in the notice shall be considered at such meeting, unless all members are present. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 11 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1954, chapter 181; in 1960, chapter 412; in 1962, chapter 623; in 1964, chapter 249; in 1966, chapter 33; in 1975, chapter 575; in 1979, chapter 210; in 1983, chapter 403; in 1994, chapter 87<\/a>; in 1997, chapter 587<\/a>; in 2011, chapter 180<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":74707,"section_number":"15.2-1213","catch_line":"Referendum in Loudoun County on election of the county chairman from the county at large","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-1213\/"},{"id":60402,"section_number":"15.2-802","catch_line":"Powers of county vested in board of supervisors; membership, election, terms, etc., of board; vacancies; powers of chairman","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-802\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":152935,"object_type":"law","relational_id":57712,"identifier":"15.2-1418","token":"15.2\/II\/14\/2\/15.2-1418","url":"\/15.2-1418\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-1418\/","token":"15.2\/II\/14\/2\/15.2-1418","dublin_core":{"Title":"Same; how called","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-1418","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A special meeting of the governing body<\/span> shall be held when called by the chairman or mayor or requested by two or more of the members of the board of supervisors<\/span> or council<\/span>. The call or request shall be made to the clerk, and shall specify the matters to be considered at the meeting. Upon receipt of such call or request, the clerk of the governing body<\/span>, after consultation with the chairman or mayor, shall immediately notify each member of the governing body<\/span> and the attorney for the Commonwealth or the county<\/span> or municipal attorney, as appropriate in writing delivered in person or to his place of residence or business or, if so requested by the member of the governing body<\/span>, by electronic mail or facsimile to attend such meeting at the time and place stated in the notice. Such notice shall specify the matters to be considered at the meeting. No matter not specified in the notice shall be considered at such meeting, unless all members are present. The notice may be waived if all members of the governing body<\/span> attend the special meeting or sign a waiver<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSAME; HOW CALLED (\u00a7 15.2-1418)\n\nA special meeting of the governing body shall be held when called by the\nchairman or mayor or requested by two or more of the members of the board of\nsupervisors or council. The call or request shall be made to the clerk, and\nshall specify the matters to be considered at the meeting. Upon receipt of such\ncall or request, the clerk of the governing body, after consultation with the\nchairman or mayor, shall immediately notify each member of the governing body\nand the attorney for the Commonwealth or the county or municipal attorney, as\nappropriate in writing delivered in person or to his place of residence or\nbusiness or, if so requested by the member of the governing body, by electronic\nmail or facsimile to attend such meeting at the time and place stated in the\nnotice. Such notice shall specify the matters to be considered at the meeting.\nNo matter not specified in the notice shall be considered at such meeting,\nunless all members are present. The notice may be waived if all members of the\ngoverning body attend the special meeting or sign a waiver.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 15-243; 1954, c. 181; 1960, c. 412; 1962, c. 623, \u00a7\n15.1-538; 1964, c. 249; 1966, c. 33; 1975, c. 575; 1979, c. 210; 1983, c. 403;\n1994, c. 87; 1997, c. 587; 2011, c. 180.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}