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Such person shall exercise the powers conferred and perform the duties imposed by general law upon the county board of social services, not inconsistent herewith. Such person shall also perform such other duties as the board imposes upon him.\n\t\tThe board shall select at least five and not more than 11 qualified county citizens, one of whom may be a member of the urban county board of supervisors, who shall constitute the county board of social services. The board shall designate an additional seat on the board for a qualified citizen of each city to which the county is contractually obligated to provide social services. Such board shall advise and cooperate with the department of social services and may adopt necessary rules and regulations not in conflict with law concerning such department.\n\t\tAs provided for in Chapters 2 (\u00a7 63.2-200 et seq.) and 3 (\u00a7 63.2-300 et seq.) of Title 63.2, the urban county board of supervisors in its discretion may designate either the superintendent of social services or the above-mentioned county board of social services as the local board. If the urban county board of supervisors designates the superintendent of social services as constituting the local board, the county board of social services shall serve in an advisory capacity to such officer with respect to the duties and functions imposed upon him by law.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":261526,"text":"The superintendent of social services, who shall be head of the department of social services, shall be chosen from a list of eligibles furnished by the State Department of Social Services. Such person shall exercise the powers conferred and perform the duties imposed by general law upon the county board of social services, not inconsistent herewith. Such person shall also perform such other duties as the board imposes upon him.\n\t\tThe board shall select at least five and not more than 11 qualified county citizens, one of whom may be a member of the urban county board of supervisors, who shall constitute the county board of social services. The board shall designate an additional seat on the board for a qualified citizen of each city to which the county is contractually obligated to provide social services. Such board shall advise and cooperate with the department of social services and may adopt necessary rules and regulations not in conflict with law concerning such department.\n\t\tAs provided for in Chapters 2 (\u00a7 63.2-200 et seq.) and 3 (\u00a7 63.2-300 et seq.) of Title 63.2, the urban county board of supervisors in its discretion may designate either the superintendent of social services or the above-mentioned county board of social services as the local board. If the urban county board of supervisors designates the superintendent of social services as constituting the local board, the county board of social services shall serve in an advisory capacity to such officer with respect to the duties and functions imposed upon him by law.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":14819,"edition_id":1,"name":"Departments and Commissions","identifier":"2","label":"article","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":14133,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:50:07","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:50:07","permalink":{"id":152201,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":14819,"identifier":"2","token":"15.2\/I\/8\/2","url":"\/15.2\/I\/8\/2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":14133,"edition_id":1,"name":"Urban County Executive Form of Government","identifier":"8","label":"chapter","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13138,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:46:58","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:46:58","permalink":{"id":152109,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":14133,"identifier":"8","token":"15.2\/I\/8","url":"\/15.2\/I\/8\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13138,"edition_id":1,"name":"General Provisions; 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It has been modified 9 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 1960, chapter 382; in 1962, chapter 623; in 1972, chapter 73; in 1974, chapters 44 and 45; in 1980, chapter 62; in 1981, chapter 483; in 1992, chapter 524; in 1997, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?971+ful+CHAP0587\">587<\/a>; in 2020, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP0012\">12<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":80482,"section_number":"63.2-200","catch_line":"Department of Social Services created","order_by":null,"url":"\/63.2-200\/"},{"id":79715,"section_number":"63.2-300","catch_line":"Local boards established by local governments","order_by":null,"url":"\/63.2-300\/"}],"permalink":{"id":152259,"object_type":"law","relational_id":72653,"identifier":"15.2-835","token":"15.2\/I\/8\/2\/15.2-835","url":"\/15.2-835\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-835\/","token":"15.2\/I\/8\/2\/15.2-835","dublin_core":{"Title":"Department and board of social services","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-835","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>The superintendent of social services, who shall be head of the department of social services, shall be chosen from a list of eligibles furnished by the State Department of Social Services. Such person 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. Such person shall also perform such other duties as the board imposes upon him.\n\t\tThe board shall select at least five and not more than 11 qualified <span class=\"dictionary\">county<\/span> citizens, one of whom may be a member of the urban <span class=\"dictionary\">county<\/span> <span class=\"dictionary\">board of supervisors<\/span>, who shall constitute the <span class=\"dictionary\">county<\/span> board of social services. The board shall designate an additional seat on the board for a qualified citizen of each <span class=\"dictionary\">city<\/span> to which the <span class=\"dictionary\">county<\/span> is contractually obligated to provide social services. Such board shall advise and cooperate with the department of social services and may adopt necessary rules and regulations not in conflict with <span class=\"dictionary\">law<\/span> concerning such department.\n\t\tAs provided for in Chapters 2 (\u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Department of Social Services created\" href=\"\/63.2-200\/\">63.2-200<\/a> et seq.) and 3 (\u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Local boards established by local governments\" href=\"\/63.2-300\/\">63.2-300<\/a> et seq.) of Title 63.2, the urban <span class=\"dictionary\">county<\/span> <span class=\"dictionary\">board of supervisors<\/span> in its discretion may designate either the superintendent of social services or the above-mentioned <span class=\"dictionary\">county<\/span> board of social services as the local board. If the urban <span class=\"dictionary\">county<\/span> <span class=\"dictionary\">board of supervisors<\/span> designates the superintendent of social services as constituting the local board, the <span class=\"dictionary\">county<\/span> board of social services shall serve in an advisory capacity to such officer with respect to the duties and functions imposed upon him by <span class=\"dictionary\">law<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEPARTMENT AND BOARD OF SOCIAL SERVICES (\u00a7 15.2-835)\n\nThe superintendent of social services, who shall be head of the department of\nsocial services, shall be chosen from a list of eligibles furnished by the State\nDepartment of Social Services. Such person shall exercise the powers conferred\nand perform the duties imposed by general law upon the county board of social\nservices, not inconsistent herewith. Such person shall also perform such other\nduties as the board imposes upon him.\n\t\tThe board shall select at least five and not more than 11 qualified county\ncitizens, one of whom may be a member of the urban county board of supervisors,\nwho shall constitute the county board of social services. The board shall\ndesignate an additional seat on the board for a qualified citizen of each city\nto which the county is contractually obligated to provide social services. Such\nboard shall advise and cooperate with the department of social services and may\nadopt necessary rules and regulations not in conflict with law concerning such\ndepartment.\n\t\tAs provided for in Chapters 2 (\u00a7 63.2-200 et seq.) and 3 (\u00a7 63.2-300 et\nseq.) of Title 63.2, the urban county board of supervisors in its discretion may\ndesignate either the superintendent of social services or the above-mentioned\ncounty board of social services as the local board. If the urban county board of\nsupervisors designates the superintendent of social services as constituting the\nlocal board, the county board of social services shall serve in an advisory\ncapacity to such officer with respect to the duties and functions imposed upon\nhim by law.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 15-384.55; 1960, c. 382; 1962, c. 623, \u00a7 15.1-768; 1972,\nc. 73; 1974, cc. 44, 45; 1980, c. 62; 1981, c. 483; 1992, c. 524; 1997, c. 587;\n2020, c. 12.","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}}