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He shall also perform such other duties as the board of supervisors imposes upon him.\n\t\tThe county board of social services shall consist of six members; shall have all the powers, duties, and authority set out in Chapter 3 (\u00a7 63.2-300 et seq.) of Title 63.2 of the Code of Virginia; and shall be appointed by the board of supervisors, which may fix, within the limits set forth in \u00a7 63.2-310, the compensation of the members of such board. At all times one member of the county board of social services shall also be a member of the board of supervisors. The board of social services may at any time be abolished by the board of supervisors.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":309303,"text":"The director of social services, who shall be head of the department of social services, shall exercise the powers conferred and perform the duties imposed by general law upon the county board of social services, not inconsistent herewith. He shall also perform such other duties as the board of supervisors imposes upon him.\n\t\tThe county board of social services shall consist of six members; shall have all the powers, duties, and authority set out in Chapter 3 (\u00a7 63.2-300 et seq.) of Title 63.2 of the Code of Virginia; and shall be appointed by the board of supervisors, which may fix, within the limits set forth in \u00a7 63.2-310, the compensation of the members of such board. At all times one member of the county board of social services shall also be a member of the board of supervisors. 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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 <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?971+ful+CHAP0587\">587<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":79715,"section_number":"63.2-300","catch_line":"Local boards established by local governments","order_by":null,"url":"\/63.2-300\/"},{"id":54686,"section_number":"63.2-310","catch_line":"Compensation and expenses","order_by":null,"url":"\/63.2-310\/"}],"permalink":{"id":151795,"object_type":"law","relational_id":86365,"identifier":"15.2-626","token":"15.2\/I\/6\/3\/15.2-626","url":"\/15.2-626\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-626\/","token":"15.2\/I\/6\/3\/15.2-626","dublin_core":{"Title":"Department and board of social services","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-626","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>The director of social services, who shall be head of the department of social services, shall exercise the powers conferred and perform the duties imposed by general <span class=\"dictionary\">law<\/span> upon the <span class=\"dictionary\">county<\/span> board of social services, not inconsistent herewith. 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At all times one member of the county\nboard of social services shall also be a member of the board of supervisors. The\nboard of social services may at any time be abolished by the board of\nsupervisors.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 15-322; 1962, c. 623, \u00a7 15.1-642; 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}}