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The chairman of the commission may or may not be the chairman or presiding officer of the board of supervisors. In addition, with the advice of the district advisory board, the members of the commission shall elect a secretary and treasurer, who may or may not be members or employees of the board of supervisors or any other governmental body represented on the commission. The offices of secretary and treasurer may be combined. A majority of the members of the commission shall constitute a quorum, and the vote of a majority of the members of the commission shall be necessary for any action taken by the commission. No vacancy in the membership of the commission shall impair the right of a majority of the members to form a quorum or to exercise all of its rights, powers, and duties.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":254221,"text":"The power of the district created under § 15.2-4802 shall be exercised by a commission composed of five members of the board of supervisors. 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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":[{"id":67530,"section_number":"15.2-4802","catch_line":"Creation of district","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-4802\/"}],"permalink":{"id":158275,"object_type":"law","relational_id":70451,"identifier":"15.2-4803","token":"15.2\/IV\/48\/1\/15.2-4803","url":"\/15.2-4803\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-4803\/","token":"15.2\/IV\/48\/1\/15.2-4803","dublin_core":{"Title":"Commission established","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-4803","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The power of the district<\/span> created under § 15.2-4802<\/a> shall be exercised by a commission<\/span> composed of five members of the board of supervisors<\/span>. The Chairman of the Commonwealth Transportation Board, or his designee, shall be a member of any commission<\/span> created pursuant to this article, ex officio. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The members of the commission<\/span> shall elect one of their number as chairman. The chairman of the commission<\/span> may or may not be the chairman or presiding officer of the board of supervisors<\/span>. In addition, with the advice of the district advisory board<\/span>, the members of the commission<\/span> shall elect a secretary and treasurer, who may or may not be members or employees of the board of supervisors<\/span> or any other governmental body represented on the commission<\/span>. The offices of secretary and treasurer may be combined. A majority of the members of the commission<\/span> shall constitute a quorum, and the vote of a majority of the members of the commission<\/span> shall be necessary for any action taken by the commission<\/span>. No vacancy in the membership of the commission<\/span> 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 15.2-4803)\n\nA. The power of the district created under § 15.2-4802 shall be exercised\nby a commission composed of five members of the board of supervisors. The\nChairman of the Commonwealth Transportation Board, or his designee, shall be a\nmember of any commission created pursuant to this article, ex officio.\n\nB. The members of the commission shall elect one of their number as chairman.\nThe chairman of the commission may or may not be the chairman or presiding\nofficer of the board of supervisors. In addition, with the advice of the\ndistrict advisory board, the members of the commission shall elect a secretary\nand treasurer, who may or may not be members or employees of the board of\nsupervisors or any other governmental body represented on the commission. The\noffices of secretary and treasurer may be combined. A majority of the members of\nthe commission shall constitute a quorum, and the vote of a majority of the\nmembers of the commission shall be necessary for any action taken by the\ncommission. No vacancy in the membership of the commission shall impair the\nright of a majority of the members to form a quorum or to exercise all of its\nrights, 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}}