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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 2 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 1962, chapter 623; in 1997, chapter 587<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":68249,"section_number":"51.1-155.2","catch_line":"Exceptions from general early retirement provisions for certain local government officials","order_by":null,"url":"\/51.1-155.2\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":151725,"object_type":"law","relational_id":74941,"identifier":"15.2-609","token":"15.2\/I\/6\/2\/15.2-609","url":"\/15.2-609\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-609\/","token":"15.2\/I\/6\/2\/15.2-609","dublin_core":{"Title":"Appointment of county manager","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-609","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The board shall appoint a county<\/span> manager and fix his compensation. He shall be the administrative head of the county<\/span> government and shall devote his full time to the work of the county<\/span>. He shall be appointed with regard to merit only, and need not be a resident of the county<\/span> at the time of his appointment. No member of the board shall, during the time for which he has been elected, be appointed county<\/span> manager, nor shall the managerial powers be given to a person who at the same time is filling an elective office.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nAPPOINTMENT OF COUNTY MANAGER (\u00a7 15.2-609)\n\nThe board shall appoint a county manager and fix his compensation. He shall be\nthe administrative head of the county government and shall devote his full time\nto the work of the county. He shall be appointed with regard to merit only, and\nneed not be a resident of the county at the time of his appointment. No member\nof the board shall, during the time for which he has been elected, be appointed\ncounty manager, nor shall the managerial powers be given to a person who at the\nsame time is filling an elective office.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 15-311; 1962, c. 623, \u00a7 15.1-631; 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}}