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Should there not be enough residents or landowners within a district to appoint a seven-member advisory board, then such board shall consist of the lesser number of existing residents or landowners. Each member shall be appointed for a definite term of four years, except the initial appointment of advisory board members shall provide that the terms of three of the members shall be for two years. If a vacancy occurs with respect to an advisory member initially appointed by the local governing body, or any successor of such a member, the local governing body shall appoint a new member who is a representative or owner of commercially or industrially zoned property within the local district.\n\t\tThe members shall serve without pay, but the local governing body shall provide the advisory board with facilities for holding meetings, and the commission shall appropriate funds needed to defray the reasonable expenses and fees of the advisory board, which shall not exceed $20,000 annually, including without limitation expenses and fees arising out of the preparation of the annual report. Such appropriations shall be based on an annual budget submitted by the board, and approved by the commission, sufficient to carry out its responsibilities under this chapter. The advisory board shall elect a chairman and a secretary and such other officers as it deems necessary. The board shall fix the time for holding regular meetings, but it shall meet at least once every year. Special meetings of the board shall be called by the chairman or by two members of the board upon written request to the secretary of the board. A majority of the members shall constitute a quorum.\n\t\tThe advisory board shall present an annual report to the commission on the transportation needs of the district and on the activities of the board, and the advisory board shall present special reports on transportation matters as requested by the commission or the local governing body of the locality concerning taxes to be levied pursuant to \u00a7 15.2-4706.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":239835,"text":"Within 30 days after the establishment of a district in accordance with the procedures provided in \u00a7 15.2-4702, the local governing body shall appoint a district advisory board of seven members. 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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":[{"id":73263,"section_number":"15.2-4701","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-4701\/"},{"id":67778,"section_number":"15.2-4702","catch_line":"Creation of district","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-4702\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":67778,"section_number":"15.2-4702","catch_line":"Creation of district","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-4702\/"},{"id":61727,"section_number":"15.2-4706","catch_line":"Annual special improvement tax; use of revenues","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-4706\/"}],"permalink":{"id":158203,"object_type":"law","relational_id":66007,"identifier":"15.2-4704","token":"15.2\/IV\/47\/1\/15.2-4704","url":"\/15.2-4704\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-4704\/","token":"15.2\/IV\/47\/1\/15.2-4704","dublin_core":{"Title":"Creation of district advisory boards","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-4704","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Within 30 days after the establishment of a district in accordance with the procedures provided in \u00a7 15.2-4702<\/a>, the local governing body<\/span> shall appoint a district advisory board<\/span> of seven members. All members shall reside on or own or represent commercially or industrially zoned land within the district. Should there not be enough residents or landowners<\/span> within a district to appoint a seven-member advisory board, then such board shall consist of the lesser number of existing residents or landowners<\/span>. Each member shall be appointed for a definite term of four years, except the initial appointment of advisory board members shall provide that the terms of three of the members shall be for two years. If a vacancy occurs with respect to an advisory member initially appointed by the local governing body<\/span>, or any successor of such a member, the local governing body<\/span> shall appoint a new member who is a representative or owner<\/span> of commercially or industrially zoned property within the local district<\/span>.\n\t\tThe members shall serve without pay, but the local governing body<\/span> shall provide the advisory board with facilities for holding meetings, and the commission<\/span> shall appropriate funds needed to defray the reasonable expenses and fees of the advisory board, which shall not exceed $20,000 annually, including without limitation expenses and fees arising out of the preparation of the annual report. Such appropriations shall be based on an annual budget submitted by the board, and approved by the commission<\/span>, sufficient to carry out its responsibilities under this chapter. The advisory board shall elect a chairman and a secretary and such other officers as it deems necessary. The board shall fix the time for holding regular meetings, but it shall meet at least once every year. Special meetings of the board shall be called by the chairman or by two members of the board upon written request to the secretary of the board. A majority of the members shall constitute a quorum.\n\t\tThe advisory board shall present an annual report to the commission<\/span> on the transportation needs of the district and on the activities of the board, and the advisory board shall present special reports on transportation matters as requested by the commission<\/span> or the local governing body<\/span> of the locality<\/span> concerning taxes to be levied pursuant to \u00a7 15.2-4706<\/a>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCREATION OF DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARDS (\u00a7 15.2-4704)\n\nWithin 30 days after the establishment of a district in accordance with the\nprocedures provided in \u00a7 15.2-4702, the local governing body shall appoint a\ndistrict advisory board of seven members. All members shall reside on or own or\nrepresent commercially or industrially zoned land within the district. Should\nthere not be enough residents or landowners within a district to appoint a\nseven-member advisory board, then such board shall consist of the lesser number\nof existing residents or landowners. Each member shall be appointed for a\ndefinite term of four years, except the initial appointment of advisory board\nmembers shall provide that the terms of three of the members shall be for two\nyears. If a vacancy occurs with respect to an advisory member initially\nappointed by the local governing body, or any successor of such a member, the\nlocal governing body shall appoint a new member who is a representative or owner\nof commercially or industrially zoned property within the local district.\n\t\tThe members shall serve without pay, but the local governing body shall\nprovide the advisory board with facilities for holding meetings, and the\ncommission shall appropriate funds needed to defray the reasonable expenses and\nfees of the advisory board, which shall not exceed $20,000 annually, including\nwithout limitation expenses and fees arising out of the preparation of the\nannual report. Such appropriations shall be based on an annual budget submitted\nby the board, and approved by the commission, sufficient to carry out its\nresponsibilities under this chapter. The advisory board shall elect a chairman\nand a secretary and such other officers as it deems necessary. The board shall\nfix the time for holding regular meetings, but it shall meet at least once every\nyear. Special meetings of the board shall be called by the chairman or by two\nmembers of the board upon written request to the secretary of the board. A\nmajority of the members shall constitute a quorum.\n\t\tThe advisory board shall present an annual report to the commission on the\ntransportation needs of the district and on the activities of the board, and the\nadvisory board shall present special reports on transportation matters as\nrequested by the commission or the local governing body of the locality\nconcerning taxes to be levied pursuant to \u00a7 15.2-4706.\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}}