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The number of directors shall not be altered by the Authority Board.B\n\nThe Authority Board shall be constituted as follows:1\n\nOne director who is a citizen of the City of Bristol, Virginia, and is not a member of the Bristol City Council, appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates.2\n\nOne director who is a member of the Bristol City Council, appointed by the Bristol City Council to serve a four-year term coterminous with his term on the Council.3\n\nOne director who is a citizen of Washington County and is not a member of the Washington County Board of Supervisors, appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules.4\n\nOne director who is a citizen of the City of Bristol, Virginia, who is engaged in business and is not a member of the Bristol City Council, appointed by the Authority Board. However, the first such director shall be appointed by the Bristol City Council for a term that ends the sooner of July 1, 2017, or the date upon which the Authority Board appoints a director to this position to serve the remainder of the initial four-year term. The Authority Board shall appoint a director to this position thereafter.5\n\nOne director who is a member of the Washington County, Virginia, Board of Supervisors, appointed by the Washington County Board of Supervisors to serve a four-year term coterminous with his term on the Board of Supervisors.C\n\nThe four-year term of all directors shall begin July 1, 2016. The term of Authority Board membership for any director thereafter shall be four years.D\n\nEach director who is a member of the Bristol City Council or Washington County Board of Supervisors may serve as many terms as the appointing governing body decides as long as the appointee remains a member of the relevant governing body. The governing body may appoint a different member of the Council or Board of Supervisors at the end of any appointee’s four-year Council or Board term or upon the exit of the member from the governing body. In the latter case, the new appointee shall serve for the remainder of the term vacated by an exiting member of the governing body.E\n\nIf funds are available, each director may be reimbursed by the Authority for the amount of actual expenses incurred by him in the performance of his duties. Such expense allowance shall constitute a cost of operation and maintenance of such utility systems and shall be prorated among each of the systems it manages using the “Three-Factor” allocation method approved by the Commission. The three factors consist of the percentages that each division comprises of total plant in service, total operating revenues, and total customer accounts. 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This law was first created in 2010. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 117<\/a> and 210<\/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. It has been modified 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 2016, chapters 724<\/a> and 725<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":160631,"object_type":"law","relational_id":64561,"identifier":"15.2-7205","token":"15.2\/IV\/72\/15.2-7205","url":"\/15.2-7205\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-7205\/","token":"15.2\/IV\/72\/15.2-7205","dublin_core":{"Title":"Board of Directors; membership","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-7205","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The powers of the Authority<\/span> shall be vested in the Authority<\/span> Board of Directors<\/span> consisting of five directors. The number of directors shall not be altered by the Authority<\/span> Board. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Authority<\/span> Board shall be constituted as follows: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> One director who is a citizen of the City of Bristol, Virginia, and is not a member of the Bristol City Council<\/span>, appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> One director who is a member of the Bristol City Council<\/span>, appointed by the Bristol City Council<\/span> to serve a four-year term coterminous with his term on the Council. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> One director who is a citizen of Washington County<\/span> and is not a member of the Washington County<\/span> Board of Supervisors<\/span>, appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> One director who is a citizen of the City of Bristol, Virginia, who is engaged in business and is not a member of the Bristol City Council<\/span>, appointed by the Authority<\/span> Board. However, the first such director shall be appointed by the Bristol City Council<\/span> for a term that ends the sooner of July 1, 2017, or the date upon which the Authority<\/span> Board appoints a director to this position to serve the remainder of the initial four-year term. The Authority<\/span> Board shall appoint a director to this position thereafter. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> One director who is a member of the Washington County<\/span>, Virginia, Board of Supervisors<\/span>, appointed by the Washington County<\/span> Board of Supervisors<\/span> to serve a four-year term coterminous with his term on the Board of Supervisors<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The four-year term of all directors shall begin July 1, 2016. The term of Authority<\/span> Board membership for any director thereafter shall be four years. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> Each director who is a member of the Bristol City Council<\/span> or Washington County<\/span> Board of Supervisors<\/span> may serve as many terms as the appointing governing body<\/span> decides as long as the appointee remains a member of the relevant governing body<\/span>. The governing body<\/span> may appoint a different member of the Council<\/span> or Board of Supervisors<\/span> at the end of any appointee’s four-year Council or Board term or upon the exit of the member from the governing body<\/span>. In the latter case, the new appointee shall serve for the remainder of the term vacated by an exiting member of the governing body<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> If funds are available, each director may be reimbursed by the Authority<\/span> for the amount of actual expenses incurred by him in the performance of his duties. Such expense allowance shall constitute a cost of operation and maintenance of such utility systems and shall be prorated among each of the systems it manages using the “Three-Factor” allocation method approved by the Commission<\/span>. The three factors consist of the percentages that each division comprises of total plant in service, total operating revenues, and total customer accounts. Once each operating division’s percentage of each of the three factors is calculated, the sum of the three factors divided by three results in the operating division’s share of the total direct or indirect costs. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nBOARD OF DIRECTORS; MEMBERSHIP (\u00a7 15.2-7205)\n\nA. The powers of the Authority shall be vested in the Authority Board of\nDirectors consisting of five directors. The number of directors shall not be\naltered by the Authority Board.\n\nB. The Authority Board shall be constituted as follows:\n\n 1. One director who is a citizen of the City of Bristol, Virginia, and is not\n a member of the Bristol City Council, appointed by the Speaker of the House of\n Delegates.\n\n 2. One director who is a member of the Bristol City Council, appointed by the\n Bristol City Council to serve a four-year term coterminous with his term on\n the Council.\n\n 3. One director who is a citizen of Washington County and is not a member of\n the Washington County Board of Supervisors, appointed by the Senate Committee\n on Rules.\n\n 4. One director who is a citizen of the City of Bristol, Virginia, who is\n engaged in business and is not a member of the Bristol City Council, appointed\n by the Authority Board. However, the first such director shall be appointed by\n the Bristol City Council for a term that ends the sooner of July 1, 2017, or\n the date upon which the Authority Board appoints a director to this position\n to serve the remainder of the initial four-year term. The Authority Board\n shall appoint a director to this position thereafter.\n\n 5. One director who is a member of the Washington County, Virginia, Board of\n Supervisors, appointed by the Washington County Board of Supervisors to serve\n a four-year term coterminous with his term on the Board of Supervisors.\n\nC. The four-year term of all directors shall begin July 1, 2016. The term of\nAuthority Board membership for any director thereafter shall be four years.\n\nD. Each director who is a member of the Bristol City Council or Washington\nCounty Board of Supervisors may serve as many terms as the appointing governing\nbody decides as long as the appointee remains a member of the relevant governing\nbody. The governing body may appoint a different member of the Council or Board\nof Supervisors at the end of any appointee’s four-year Council or Board\nterm or upon the exit of the member from the governing body. In the latter case,\nthe new appointee shall serve for the remainder of the term vacated by an\nexiting member of the governing body.\n\nE. If funds are available, each director may be reimbursed by the Authority for\nthe amount of actual expenses incurred by him in the performance of his duties.\nSuch expense allowance shall constitute a cost of operation and maintenance of\nsuch utility systems and shall be prorated among each of the systems it manages\nusing the “Three-Factor” allocation method approved by the\nCommission. The three factors consist of the percentages that each division\ncomprises of total plant in service, total operating revenues, and total\ncustomer accounts. Once each operating division’s percentage of each of\nthe three factors is calculated, the sum of the three factors divided by three\nresults in the operating division’s share of the total direct or indirect\ncosts.\n\nHISTORY: 2010, cc. 117, 210; 2016, cc. 724, 725.","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}}