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Any officer or employee of the county appointed pursuant to this section may be suspended or removed from office or employment either by the board or the officer or head of the office by whom he was appointed or employed.B\n\nIn the event of the absence or disability of any officer except those named in § 15.2-408, the board or other appointing power may designate some responsible person to perform the duties of the office.C\n\nThe board shall, subject to such limitations as may hereafter be prescribed by general law and except as herein otherwise provided, fix the compensation of all officers and employees of the county except as it may authorize any officer or the head of any office to fix the compensation of employees under such officer or in such office. The compensation of the attorney for the Commonwealth, the commissioner of the revenue, the county clerk, the sheriff, and the treasurer of the county, and the deputies, assistants and employees of such officers, shall be determined and paid in the manner which is or may hereafter be provided for the determination and payment of the salary of each such officer, respectively, by other provisions of general law.D\n\nThe chairman of the board shall receive compensation not in excess of $3,000 per annum, and each of the other board members shall receive not in excess of $2,700 per annum. Alternatively, the chairman and other board members may be compensated in accordance with the provisions of general law as specified in Article 1.1 (§ 15.2-1414.1 et seq.) of Chapter 14 of this title. However, in Carroll County and Grayson County, the chairman and other board members shall be compensated as provided for in § 15.2-1414.2.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":282126,"text":"The board shall, except as otherwise provided in § 15.2-408 and except as the board may authorize any officer or the head of any office to appoint employees under such officer or in such office, appoint all officers and employees, including deputies and assistants, in the administrative service of the county. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 7 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 1972, chapters 809 and 815; in 1973, chapter 271; in 1976, chapter 92; in 1981, chapter 92; in 1997, chapter 587<\/a>; in 2000, chapters 613<\/a> and 953<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":82379,"section_number":"15.2-1414.1","catch_line":"Each member to be paid annual salary","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-1414.1\/"},{"id":82006,"section_number":"15.2-1414.2","catch_line":"Salaries to be fixed by board; limits; reimbursement in addition to salary","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-1414.2\/"},{"id":75813,"section_number":"15.2-408","catch_line":"Attorney for the Commonwealth, county clerk, sheriff, commissioner of the revenue and treasurer of the county","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-408\/"}],"permalink":{"id":151439,"object_type":"law","relational_id":78744,"identifier":"15.2-404","token":"15.2\/I\/4\/15.2-404","url":"\/15.2-404\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-404\/","token":"15.2\/I\/4\/15.2-404","dublin_core":{"Title":"Appointment and compensation of officers and employees of county","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-404","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The board shall, except as otherwise provided in § 15.2-408<\/a> and except as the board may authorize any officer or the head of any office to appoint employees under such officer or in such office, appoint all officers and employees, including deputies and assistants, in the administrative service of the county<\/span>. Any officer or employee of the county<\/span> appointed pursuant to this section may be suspended or removed from office or employment either by the board or the officer or head of the office by whom he was appointed or employed. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> In the event of the absence or disability of any officer except those named in § 15.2-408<\/a>, the board or other appointing power may designate some responsible person to perform the duties of the office. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The board shall, subject to such limitations as may hereafter be prescribed by general law<\/span> and except as herein otherwise provided, fix the compensation of all officers and employees of the county<\/span> except as it may authorize any officer or the head of any office to fix the compensation of employees under such officer or in such office. The compensation of the attorney for the Commonwealth, the commissioner of the revenue, the county<\/span> clerk, the sheriff, and the treasurer of the county<\/span>, and the deputies, assistants and employees of such officers, shall be determined and paid in the manner which is or may hereafter be provided for the determination and payment of the salary of each such officer, respectively, by other provisions of general law<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> The chairman of the board shall receive compensation not in excess of $3,000 per annum, and each of the other board members shall receive not in excess of $2,700 per annum. Alternatively, the chairman and other board members may be compensated in accordance with the provisions of general law<\/span> as specified in Article 1.1 (§ 15.2-1414.1<\/a> et seq.) of Chapter 14 of this title. However, in Carroll County<\/span> and Grayson County<\/span>, the chairman and other board members shall be compensated as provided for in § 15.2-1414.2<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nAPPOINTMENT AND COMPENSATION OF OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF COUNTY (\u00a7 15.2-404)\n\nA. The board shall, except as otherwise provided in § 15.2-408 and except\nas the board may authorize any officer or the head of any office to appoint\nemployees under such officer or in such office, appoint all officers and\nemployees, including deputies and assistants, in the administrative service of\nthe county. Any officer or employee of the county appointed pursuant to this\nsection may be suspended or removed from office or employment either by the\nboard or the officer or head of the office by whom he was appointed or employed.\n\nB. In the event of the absence or disability of any officer except those named\nin § 15.2-408, the board or other appointing power may designate some\nresponsible person to perform the duties of the office.\n\nC. The board shall, subject to such limitations as may hereafter be prescribed\nby general law and except as herein otherwise provided, fix the compensation of\nall officers and employees of the county except as it may authorize any officer\nor the head of any office to fix the compensation of employees under such\nofficer or in such office. The compensation of the attorney for the\nCommonwealth, the commissioner of the revenue, the county clerk, the sheriff,\nand the treasurer of the county, and the deputies, assistants and employees of\nsuch officers, shall be determined and paid in the manner which is or may\nhereafter be provided for the determination and payment of the salary of each\nsuch officer, respectively, by other provisions of general law.\n\nD. The chairman of the board shall receive compensation not in excess of $3,000\nper annum, and each of the other board members shall receive not in excess of\n$2,700 per annum. Alternatively, the chairman and other board members may be\ncompensated in accordance with the provisions of general law as specified in\nArticle 1.1 (§ 15.2-1414.1 et seq.) of Chapter 14 of this title. However,\nin Carroll County and Grayson County, the chairman and other board members shall\nbe compensated as provided for in § 15.2-1414.2.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 15-367; 1962, c. 623, \u00a7 15.1-702; 1972, cc. 809, 815;\n1973, c. 271; 1976, c. 92; 1981, c. 92; 1997, c. 587; 2000, cc. 613, 953.","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}}