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The person so appointed shall be called clerk for the board of supervisors or council, as the case may be.\n\t\tIn localities where the clerk of court also serves as clerk of the governing body such person may receive as compensation for his services as clerk of the governing body a salary in an amount determined by the governing body. Such compensation shall be in lieu of, and in satisfaction of, any compensation allowable under \u00a7 33.2-721. Such compensation shall not be considered in determining the maximum total annual compensation of officers as set forth in \u00a7\u00a7 17.1-283 and 17.1-287.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":289558,"text":"The governing body of every locality in this Commonwealth shall appoint a qualified person, who shall not be a member of the governing body, to record the official actions of such governing body. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 5 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 1962, chapter 623; in 1968, chapter 328; in 1980, chapter 257; in 1985, chapter 108; in 1997, chapter 587<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":80073,"section_number":"17.1-283","catch_line":"Statements required of clerks of courts of record; exceptions","order_by":null,"url":"\/17.1-283\/"},{"id":79643,"section_number":"17.1-287","catch_line":"Salaries of clerks of circuit courts","order_by":null,"url":"\/17.1-287\/"},{"id":80781,"section_number":"33.2-721","catch_line":"Compensation of clerk of board","order_by":null,"url":"\/33.2-721\/"}],"permalink":{"id":153251,"object_type":"law","relational_id":80783,"identifier":"15.2-1538","token":"15.2\/II\/15\/7\/15.2-1538","url":"\/15.2-1538\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-1538\/","token":"15.2\/II\/15\/7\/15.2-1538","dublin_core":{"Title":"Clerk for the governing body","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-1538","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The governing body<\/span> of every locality<\/span> in this Commonwealth shall appoint a qualified person, who shall not be a member of the governing body<\/span>, to record the official actions of such governing body<\/span>. The person so appointed shall be called clerk for the board of supervisors<\/span> or council<\/span>, as the case may be.\n\t\tIn localities where the clerk of court<\/span> also serves as clerk of the governing body<\/span> such person may receive as compensation for his services as clerk of the governing body<\/span> a salary in an amount determined by the governing body<\/span>. Such compensation shall be in lieu of, and in satisfaction of, any compensation allowable under \u00a7 33.2-721<\/a>. Such compensation shall not be considered in determining the maximum total annual compensation of officers as set forth in \u00a7\u00a7 17.1-283<\/a> and 17.1-287<\/a>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCLERK FOR THE GOVERNING BODY (\u00a7 15.2-1538)\n\nThe governing body of every locality in this Commonwealth shall appoint a\nqualified person, who shall not be a member of the governing body, to record the\nofficial actions of such governing body. The person so appointed shall be called\nclerk for the board of supervisors or council, as the case may be.\n\t\tIn localities where the clerk of court also serves as clerk of the governing\nbody such person may receive as compensation for his services as clerk of the\ngoverning body a salary in an amount determined by the governing body. Such\ncompensation shall be in lieu of, and in satisfaction of, any compensation\nallowable under \u00a7 33.2-721. Such compensation shall not be considered in\ndetermining the maximum total annual compensation of officers as set forth in\n\u00a7\u00a7 17.1-283 and 17.1-287.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 15-238; 1962, c. 623, \u00a7 15.1-533; 1968, c. 328; 1980, c.\n257; 1985, c. 108; 1997, c. 587.","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}}