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If a Tourism Director position does not exist in a locality, the governing body shall appoint a representative, preferably from the government staff, chamber of commerce, or travel industry to represent the locality on the board of directors. The remaining seats shall be filled preferably by representatives from the travel industry from each of the eight governing localities. Each Tourism Director, working with the tourism committee from the localities, shall provide a slate of nominations to the governing body for selection of one representative, preferably from the tourism industry segment, which may include the chairman of the local tourism committee; a representative from lodging, restaurants, attractions, parks, or outdoor recreation; or a community leader. The board of directors shall create two ex-officio nonvoting board positions for representatives from the Jefferson National Forest Clinch Ranger District Office and Virginia State Parks. Appointed representatives shall serve a two-year term that begins on January 1 and may be reappointed for additional terms with appointments made at the year-end board meeting. The board of directors shall have the authority to appoint nonvoting tourism representatives and to determine additional seats as they deem necessary.\n\t\tThe directors shall elect from their membership a chair, a vice-chair, and from their membership or not, as they desire, a secretary and a treasurer, or a secretary-treasurer, who shall continue to hold such office until their respective successors are elected. The directors shall receive no salary, but the directors may be reimbursed for necessary traveling and other expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.\n\t\tThe board of directors may remove from the board any appointed member in the event that the board member is absent from any three consecutive board meetings or is absent from any four board meetings within any 12-month period. In either such event, the local governing body shall appoint a successor for the unexpired portion of the term of the member who has been removed.\n\t\tTen members of the board of directors shall constitute a quorum of the board for the purposes of conducting its business and exercising its powers and for all other purposes. No vacancy in the membership of the board shall impair the right of a quorum to exercise all the powers and perform all the duties of the board. The board shall keep detailed minutes of its proceedings, which shall be open to public inspection at all times. It shall keep suitable records of its financial transactions and, unless exempted by \u00a7 30-140, it shall arrange to have the records audited annually. Copies of each such audit shall be furnished to the governing bodies of the participating localities and shall be open to public inspection.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":247887,"text":"The Authority shall be governed by a board of directors of 18 representatives in which all powers of the Authority shall be vested and which board shall include eight Tourism Directors representing each county and the City of Norton, which will hold permanent seats on the board. If a Tourism Director position does not exist in a locality, the governing body shall appoint a representative, preferably from the government staff, chamber of commerce, or travel industry to represent the locality on the board of directors. The remaining seats shall be filled preferably by representatives from the travel industry from each of the eight governing localities. Each Tourism Director, working with the tourism committee from the localities, shall provide a slate of nominations to the governing body for selection of one representative, preferably from the tourism industry segment, which may include the chairman of the local tourism committee; a representative from lodging, restaurants, attractions, parks, or outdoor recreation; or a community leader. The board of directors shall create two ex-officio nonvoting board positions for representatives from the Jefferson National Forest Clinch Ranger District Office and Virginia State Parks. Appointed representatives shall serve a two-year term that begins on January 1 and may be reappointed for additional terms with appointments made at the year-end board meeting. 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This law was first created in 1993. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 663 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. Unfortunately, the 1993 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 3 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 1994, chapter 160<\/a>; in 1997, chapter 587<\/a>; in 2018, chapters 176<\/a> and 321<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":64128,"section_number":"30-140","catch_line":"Certain political subdivisions to file report of audit; period in which report kept as public record; when audit not required; sworn statement of exempted entities; publication of summary of financial condition; repeal of conflicting provisions","order_by":null,"url":"\/30-140\/"}],"permalink":{"id":159489,"object_type":"law","relational_id":68466,"identifier":"15.2-5502","token":"15.2\/IV\/55\/15.2-5502","url":"\/15.2-5502\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-5502\/","token":"15.2\/IV\/55\/15.2-5502","dublin_core":{"Title":"Directors; qualifications; terms; vacancies; compensation and expenses; quorum; records; certification and distribution of report concerning bond issuance","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-5502","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Authority<\/span> shall be governed by a board of directors of 18 representatives in which all powers of the Authority<\/span> shall be vested and which board shall include eight Tourism Directors representing each county<\/span> and the City<\/span> of Norton, which will hold permanent seats on the board. If a Tourism Director position does not exist in a locality<\/span>, the governing body<\/span> shall appoint a representative, preferably from the government staff, chamber of commerce, or travel industry to represent the locality<\/span> on the board of directors. The remaining seats shall be filled preferably by representatives from the travel industry from each of the eight governing localities. Each Tourism Director, working with the tourism committee from the localities, shall provide a slate of nominations to the governing body<\/span> for selection of one representative, preferably from the tourism industry segment, which may include the chairman of the local tourism committee; a representative from lodging, restaurants, attractions, parks, or outdoor recreation; or a community leader. The board of directors shall create two ex-officio nonvoting board positions for representatives from the Jefferson National Forest Clinch Ranger District Office and Virginia State Parks. Appointed representatives shall serve a two-year term that begins on January 1 and may be reappointed for additional terms with appointments made at the year-end board meeting. The board of directors shall have the authority<\/span> to appoint nonvoting tourism representatives and to determine additional seats as they deem necessary.\n\t\tThe directors shall elect from their membership a chair, a vice-chair, and from their membership or not, as they desire, a secretary and a treasurer, or a secretary-treasurer, who shall continue to hold such office until their respective successors are elected. The directors shall receive no salary, but the directors may be reimbursed for necessary traveling and other expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.\n\t\tThe board of directors may remove from the board any appointed member in the event that the board member is absent from any three consecutive board meetings or is absent from any four board meetings within any 12-month period. In either such event, the local governing body<\/span> shall appoint a successor for the unexpired portion of the term of the member who has been removed.\n\t\tTen members of the board of directors shall constitute a quorum of the board for the purposes of conducting its business and exercising its powers and for all other purposes. No vacancy in the membership of the board shall impair the right of a quorum to exercise all the powers and perform all the duties of the board. The board shall keep detailed minutes of its proceedings, which shall be open to public inspection at all times. It shall keep suitable records of its financial transactions and, unless exempted by \u00a7 30-140<\/a>, it shall arrange to have the records audited annually. Copies of each such audit shall be furnished to the governing bodies of the participating localities and shall be open to public inspection.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDIRECTORS; QUALIFICATIONS; TERMS; VACANCIES; COMPENSATION AND EXPENSES; QUORUM;\nRECORDS; CERTIFICATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF REPORT CONCERNING BOND ISSUANCE (\u00a7\n15.2-5502)\n\nThe Authority shall be governed by a board of directors of 18 representatives in\nwhich all powers of the Authority shall be vested and which board shall include\neight Tourism Directors representing each county and the City of Norton, which\nwill hold permanent seats on the board. If a Tourism Director position does not\nexist in a locality, the governing body shall appoint a representative,\npreferably from the government staff, chamber of commerce, or travel industry to\nrepresent the locality on the board of directors. The remaining seats shall be\nfilled preferably by representatives from the travel industry from each of the\neight governing localities. Each Tourism Director, working with the tourism\ncommittee from the localities, shall provide a slate of nominations to the\ngoverning body for selection of one representative, preferably from the tourism\nindustry segment, which may include the chairman of the local tourism committee;\na representative from lodging, restaurants, attractions, parks, or outdoor\nrecreation; or a community leader. The board of directors shall create two\nex-officio nonvoting board positions for representatives from the Jefferson\nNational Forest Clinch Ranger District Office and Virginia State Parks.\nAppointed representatives shall serve a two-year term that begins on January 1\nand may be reappointed for additional terms with appointments made at the\nyear-end board meeting. The board of directors shall have the authority to\nappoint nonvoting tourism representatives and to determine additional seats as\nthey deem necessary.\n\t\tThe directors shall elect from their membership a chair, a vice-chair, and\nfrom their membership or not, as they desire, a secretary and a treasurer, or a\nsecretary-treasurer, who shall continue to hold such office until their\nrespective successors are elected. The directors shall receive no salary, but\nthe directors may be reimbursed for necessary traveling and other expenses\nincurred in the performance of their duties.\n\t\tThe board of directors may remove from the board any appointed member in the\nevent that the board member is absent from any three consecutive board meetings\nor is absent from any four board meetings within any 12-month period. In either\nsuch event, the local governing body shall appoint a successor for the unexpired\nportion of the term of the member who has been removed.\n\t\tTen members of the board of directors shall constitute a quorum of the board\nfor the purposes of conducting its business and exercising its powers and for\nall other purposes. No vacancy in the membership of the board shall impair the\nright of a quorum to exercise all the powers and perform all the duties of the\nboard. The board shall keep detailed minutes of its proceedings, which shall be\nopen to public inspection at all times. It shall keep suitable records of its\nfinancial transactions and, unless exempted by \u00a7 30-140, it shall arrange to\nhave the records audited annually. Copies of each such audit shall be furnished\nto the governing bodies of the participating localities and shall be open to\npublic inspection.\n\nHISTORY: 1993, c. 663, \u00a7 15.1-1399.20; 1994, c. 160; 1997, c. 587; 2018, cc.\n176, 321.","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}}