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If the board establishes different terms of office pursuant to this section, such new terms shall affect future appointments to such offices and shall not affect the existing terms of any commissioner or member then serving in office. This section shall not affect the removal of any member of an authority, board or commission for incompetency, neglect of duty or misuse of office pursuant to provisions of general law.B\n\nNotwithstanding the provisions of §§ 15.2-5113 and 36-11, the board may appoint as many as eleven persons as (i) commissioners of any county redevelopment and housing authority created pursuant to the Housing Authorities Law and (ii) members of any county water or sewer authority created pursuant to § 15.2-5102.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":276672,"text":"Notwithstanding the provisions of §§ 15.2-837, 15.2-855, 15.2-2212, 15.2-5113, 15.2-5703 and 36-11, the board may establish different terms of office for initial and subsequent appointments of (i) the commissioners of any county redevelopment and housing authority created pursuant to the Housing Authorities Law (§§ 36-1 through 36-55.6), (ii) the members of any county authority created pursuant to the Park Authorities Act (§ 15.2-5700 et seq.), (iii) the members of the county planning commission, (iv) the members of the county school board, (v) any commissions created pursuant to § 15.2-823 and (vi) the members of any county water or sewer authority created pursuant to § 15.2-5102.\n\t\t\tSuch different terms of office for such authorities, boards and commissions shall be for fixed terms, and such different terms of office may include, but are not limited to, terms of either two or four years and terms that extend until July 1 of the year following the year in which there is a regular election provided by general law for the election of supervisors. If the board establishes different terms of office pursuant to this section, such new terms shall affect future appointments to such offices and shall not affect the existing terms of any commissioner or member then serving in office. 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This law was first created in 1989. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 355 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 1989 \u201cActs\u201d aren\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 1992, chapter 524; in 1997, chapter 587<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":85428,"section_number":"15.2-2212","catch_line":"Qualifications, appointment, removal, terms and compensation of members of local planning commissions","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-2212\/"},{"id":79196,"section_number":"15.2-5102","catch_line":"One or more localities may create authority","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-5102\/"},{"id":69244,"section_number":"15.2-5113","catch_line":"Members of authority board; chief administrative or executive officer","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-5113\/"},{"id":70195,"section_number":"15.2-5700","catch_line":"Short title; application","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-5700\/"},{"id":67524,"section_number":"15.2-5703","catch_line":"Members of authority; appointment, terms, compensation, etc.; officers, quorum","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-5703\/"},{"id":81909,"section_number":"15.2-823","catch_line":"Departments and commissions of county government","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-823\/"},{"id":75384,"section_number":"15.2-837","catch_line":"Department of education","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-837\/"},{"id":60014,"section_number":"15.2-855","catch_line":"Division of county into districts; functions of districts; appointees to planning commission and school board","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-855\/"},{"id":77650,"section_number":"36-1","catch_line":"Title of chapter","order_by":null,"url":"\/36-1\/"},{"id":64328,"section_number":"36-11","catch_line":"Appointment and tenure of commissioners; compensation","order_by":null,"url":"\/36-11\/"}],"permalink":{"id":152215,"object_type":"law","relational_id":77119,"identifier":"15.2-824","token":"15.2\/I\/8\/2\/15.2-824","url":"\/15.2-824\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-824\/","token":"15.2\/I\/8\/2\/15.2-824","dublin_core":{"Title":"Appointment of members of certain boards, authorities and commissions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-824","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Notwithstanding the provisions of §§ 15.2-837<\/a>, 15.2-855<\/a>, 15.2-2212<\/a>, 15.2-5113<\/a>, 15.2-5703<\/a> and 36-11<\/a>, the board may establish different terms of office for initial and subsequent appointments of (i) the commissioners of any county<\/span> redevelopment and housing authority created pursuant to the Housing Authorities Law<\/span> (§§ 36-1<\/a> through 36-55.6), (ii) the members of any county<\/span> authority created pursuant to the Park Authorities Act (§ 15.2-5700<\/a> et seq.), (iii) the members of the county<\/span> planning commission, (iv) the members of the county<\/span> school board, (v) any commissions created pursuant to § 15.2-823<\/a> and (vi) the members of any county<\/span> water or sewer authority created pursuant to § 15.2-5102<\/a>.\n\t\t\tSuch different terms of office for such authorities, boards and commissions shall be for fixed terms, and such different terms of office may include, but are not limited to, terms of either two or four years and terms that extend until July 1 of the year following the year in which there is a regular election provided by general law<\/span> for the election of supervisors<\/span>. If the board establishes different terms of office pursuant to this section, such new terms shall affect future appointments to such offices and shall not affect the existing terms of any commissioner or member then serving in office. This section shall not affect the removal of any member of an authority, board or commission for incompetency, neglect of duty or misuse of office pursuant to provisions of general law<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Notwithstanding the provisions of §§ 15.2-5113<\/a> and 36-11<\/a>, the board may appoint as many as eleven persons as (i) commissioners of any county<\/span> redevelopment and housing authority created pursuant to the Housing Authorities Law<\/span> and (ii) members of any county<\/span> water or sewer authority created pursuant to § 15.2-5102<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nAPPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS OF CERTAIN BOARDS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS (\u00a7\n15.2-824)\n\nA. Notwithstanding the provisions of §§ 15.2-837, 15.2-855, 15.2-2212,\n15.2-5113, 15.2-5703 and 36-11, the board may establish different terms of\noffice for initial and subsequent appointments of (i) the commissioners of any\ncounty redevelopment and housing authority created pursuant to the Housing\nAuthorities Law (§§ 36-1 through 36-55.6), (ii) the members of any\ncounty authority created pursuant to the Park Authorities Act (§ 15.2-5700\net seq.), (iii) the members of the county planning commission, (iv) the members\nof the county school board, (v) any commissions created pursuant to §\n15.2-823 and (vi) the members of any county water or sewer authority created\npursuant to § 15.2-5102.\n\t\t\tSuch different terms of office for such authorities, boards and commissions\nshall be for fixed terms, and such different terms of office may include, but\nare not limited to, terms of either two or four years and terms that extend\nuntil July 1 of the year following the year in which there is a regular election\nprovided by general law for the election of supervisors. If the board\nestablishes different terms of office pursuant to this section, such new terms\nshall affect future appointments to such offices and shall not affect the\nexisting terms of any commissioner or member then serving in office. This\nsection shall not affect the removal of any member of an authority, board or\ncommission for incompetency, neglect of duty or misuse of office pursuant to\nprovisions of general law.\n\nB. Notwithstanding the provisions of §§ 15.2-5113 and 36-11, the board\nmay appoint as many as eleven persons as (i) commissioners of any county\nredevelopment and housing authority created pursuant to the Housing Authorities\nLaw and (ii) members of any county water or sewer authority created pursuant to\n§ 15.2-5102.\n\nHISTORY: 1989, c. 355, \u00a7 15.1-765.1; 1992, c. 524; 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}}