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Each member appointed by the Governor shall be subject to confirmation by the General Assembly. The members of the Authority annually shall elect a chairman and a vice-chairman from their membership; the vice-chairman shall perform the duties of the chairman in his absence. If a member of the Authority who is a chief elected officer of a locality is unable to attend a meeting of the Authority, he may designate another current elected official of such governing body to attend a meeting of the Authority. Such designation shall be for the purposes of one meeting and shall be submitted in writing or electronically to the chairman of the Authority prior to the affected meeting.B\n\nMembers of the Authority who are elected shall serve terms coincident with their terms of office. After the initial staggering of terms, members of the Authority appointed by the Governor shall serve terms of four years.\n\t\t\tAt the end of a term, a member shall continue to serve until a successor is appointed and qualifies. A member who is appointed after a term has begun serves only for the rest of the term and until a successor is appointed and qualifies. The members of the Authority shall receive no compensation for their services, but a member may be reimbursed by the Authority for reasonable expenses actually incurred in the performance of the duties of that office.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":310109,"text":"The Authority shall consist of seven members as follows: four nonlegislative citizen members to be appointed by the Governor in consultation with the chief elected officer of each Hampton Roads locality or his designee, provided that at least one member shall be a resident of the City of Chesapeake, at least one member shall be a resident of the City of Norfolk, and at least one member shall be a resident of the City of Virginia Beach; and the chief elected officer of each Hampton Roads locality or his designee, who shall serve ex officio with voting privileges. Each member appointed by the Governor shall be subject to confirmation by the General Assembly. The members of the Authority annually shall elect a chairman and a vice-chairman from their membership; the vice-chairman shall perform the duties of the chairman in his absence. If a member of the Authority who is a chief elected officer of a locality is unable to attend a meeting of the Authority, he may designate another current elected official of such governing body to attend a meeting of the Authority. Such designation shall be for the purposes of one meeting and shall be submitted in writing or electronically to the chairman of the Authority prior to the affected meeting.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":310110,"text":"Members of the Authority who are elected shall serve terms coincident with their terms of office. 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This law was first created in 2020. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 538<\/a> and 539<\/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":159867,"object_type":"law","relational_id":86580,"identifier":"15.2-5937","token":"15.2\/IV\/59.3\/15.2-5937","url":"\/15.2-5937\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-5937\/","token":"15.2\/IV\/59.3\/15.2-5937","dublin_core":{"Title":"Members of Authority; chairman; terms","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-5937","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Authority<\/span> shall consist of seven members as follows: four nonlegislative citizen members to be appointed by the Governor in consultation with the chief elected officer of each Hampton Roads locality<\/span> or his designee, provided that at least one member shall be a resident of the City<\/span> of Chesapeake, at least one member shall be a resident of the City<\/span> of Norfolk, and at least one member shall be a resident of the City<\/span> of Virginia Beach; and the chief elected officer of each Hampton Roads locality<\/span> or his designee, who shall serve ex officio with voting privileges<\/span>. Each member appointed by the Governor shall be subject to confirmation by the General Assembly. The members of the Authority<\/span> annually shall elect a chairman and a vice-chairman from their membership; the vice-chairman shall perform the duties of the chairman in his absence. If a member of the Authority<\/span> who is a chief elected officer of a locality is unable to attend a meeting of the Authority<\/span>, he may designate another current elected official of such governing body<\/span> to attend a meeting of the Authority<\/span>. Such designation shall be for the purposes of one meeting and shall be submitted in writing or electronically to the chairman of the Authority<\/span> prior to the affected meeting. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Members of the Authority<\/span> who are elected shall serve terms coincident with their terms of office. After the initial staggering of terms, members of the Authority<\/span> appointed by the Governor shall serve terms of four years.\n\t\t\tAt the end of a term, a member shall continue to serve until a successor is appointed and qualifies. A member who is appointed after a term has begun serves only for the rest of the term and until a successor is appointed and qualifies. The members of the Authority<\/span> shall receive no compensation for their services, but a member may be reimbursed by the Authority<\/span> for reasonable expenses actually incurred in the performance of the duties of that office. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nMEMBERS OF AUTHORITY; CHAIRMAN; TERMS (\u00a7 15.2-5937)\n\nA. The Authority shall consist of seven members as follows: four nonlegislative\ncitizen members to be appointed by the Governor in consultation with the chief\nelected officer of each Hampton Roads locality or his designee, provided that at\nleast one member shall be a resident of the City of Chesapeake, at least one\nmember shall be a resident of the City of Norfolk, and at least one member shall\nbe a resident of the City of Virginia Beach; and the chief elected officer of\neach Hampton Roads locality or his designee, who shall serve ex officio with\nvoting privileges. Each member appointed by the Governor shall be subject to\nconfirmation by the General Assembly. The members of the Authority annually\nshall elect a chairman and a vice-chairman from their membership; the\nvice-chairman shall perform the duties of the chairman in his absence. If a\nmember of the Authority who is a chief elected officer of a locality is unable\nto attend a meeting of the Authority, he may designate another current elected\nofficial of such governing body to attend a meeting of the Authority. Such\ndesignation shall be for the purposes of one meeting and shall be submitted in\nwriting or electronically to the chairman of the Authority prior to the affected\nmeeting.\n\nB. Members of the Authority who are elected shall serve terms coincident with\ntheir terms of office. After the initial staggering of terms, members of the\nAuthority appointed by the Governor shall serve terms of four years.\n\t\t\tAt the end of a term, a member shall continue to serve until a successor is\nappointed and qualifies. A member who is appointed after a term has begun serves\nonly for the rest of the term and until a successor is appointed and qualifies.\nThe members of the Authority shall receive no compensation for their services,\nbut a member may be reimbursed by the Authority for reasonable expenses actually\nincurred in the performance of the duties of that office.\n\nHISTORY: 2020, cc. 538, 539.","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}}