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This law was first created in 1997. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 587<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":158199,"object_type":"law","relational_id":72983,"identifier":"15.2-4703","token":"15.2\/IV\/47\/1\/15.2-4703","url":"\/15.2-4703\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-4703\/","token":"15.2\/IV\/47\/1\/15.2-4703","dublin_core":{"Title":"Commission established","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-4703","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The powers of the local district<\/span> created in accordance with this chapter shall be exercised by a commission<\/span> composed of three of the elected members of the local governing body<\/span> of the locality<\/span> in which it is located, appointed by such governing body<\/span>. The Chairman of the Commonwealth Transportation Board, or his designee, shall be a member of the commission<\/span> ex officio. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The commission<\/span> members shall elect one of their number as chairman. The chairman may or may not be the chairman or presiding officer of the local governing body<\/span>. In addition, the commission<\/span> members, with the advice of the district advisory board<\/span>, shall elect a secretary and treasurer, who may or may not be members or employees of the governing body<\/span>. The offices of secretary and treasurer may be combined. A majority of commission<\/span> members shall constitute a quorum, and the vote of a majority of commission<\/span> members shall be necessary for any action taken by the commission<\/span>. No vacancy in commission<\/span> membership shall impair the right of a majority of the members to form a quorum or to exercise all of its rights, powers, and duties. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCOMMISSION ESTABLISHED (\u00a7 15.2-4703)\n\nA. The powers of the local district created in accordance with this chapter\nshall be exercised by a commission composed of three of the elected members of\nthe local governing body of the locality in which it is located, appointed by\nsuch governing body. The Chairman of the Commonwealth Transportation Board, or\nhis designee, shall be a member of the commission ex officio.\n\nB. The commission members shall elect one of their number as chairman. The\nchairman may or may not be the chairman or presiding officer of the local\ngoverning body. In addition, the commission members, with the advice of the\ndistrict advisory board, shall elect a secretary and treasurer, who may or may\nnot be members or employees of the governing body. The offices of secretary and\ntreasurer may be combined. A majority of commission members shall constitute a\nquorum, and the vote of a majority of commission members shall be necessary for\nany action taken by the commission. No vacancy in commission membership shall\nimpair the right of a majority of the members to form a quorum or to exercise\nall of its rights, powers, and duties.\n\nHISTORY: 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}}