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In addition to the members from each locality, the Chairman of the Commonwealth Transportation Board or his designee shall be a member of the commission of any district created pursuant to this chapter.\n\t\tThe commission shall elect a chairman from its membership. The chairman may be the chairman or presiding officer of a local governing body. In addition, the commission, with the advice of the district advisory board, shall elect a secretary and a treasurer, who may be members or employees of any local governing body or other governmental body. The offices of secretary and treasurer may be combined. A majority of the commission members shall constitute a quorum, and a majority vote shall be necessary for any action taken by the commission. 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This law was first created in 1993. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 395 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 1993 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. 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 2014, chapter 805<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":207127,"object_type":"law","relational_id":63603,"identifier":"33.2-2002","token":"33.2\/IV\/20\/33.2-2002","url":"\/33.2-2002\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/33.2-2002\/","token":"33.2\/IV\/20\/33.2-2002","dublin_core":{"Title":"Commission to exercise powers of the district","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 33.2-2002","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The powers of a district created pursuant to this chapter shall be exercised by a commission<\/span>. The commission<\/span> shall consist of four members of the governing body of each locality<\/span> in which the district is located, appointed by their respective local governing bodies. In addition to the members from each locality<\/span>, the Chairman of the Commonwealth Transportation Board or his designee shall be a member of the commission<\/span> of any district created pursuant to this chapter.\n\t\tThe commission<\/span> shall elect a chairman from its membership. The chairman may be the chairman or presiding officer of a local governing body. In addition, the commission<\/span>, with the advice of the district advisory board<\/span>, shall elect a secretary<\/span> and a treasurer, who may be members or employees of any local governing body or other governmental body. The offices of secretary<\/span> and treasurer may be combined. A majority of the commission<\/span> members shall constitute a quorum, and a majority vote shall be necessary for any action taken by the commission<\/span>. No vacancy in the membership of the commission<\/span> shall impair the right of a majority of the members to form a quorum or to exercise all of its rights, powers, and duties.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCOMMISSION TO EXERCISE POWERS OF THE DISTRICT (\u00a7 33.2-2002)\n\nThe powers of a district created pursuant to this chapter shall be exercised by\na commission. The commission shall consist of four members of the governing body\nof each locality in which the district is located, appointed by their respective\nlocal governing bodies. In addition to the members from each locality, the\nChairman of the Commonwealth Transportation Board or his designee shall be a\nmember of the commission of any district created pursuant to this chapter.\n\t\tThe commission shall elect a chairman from its membership. The chairman may be\nthe chairman or presiding officer of a local governing body. In addition, the\ncommission, with the advice of the district advisory board, shall elect a\nsecretary and a treasurer, who may be members or employees of any local\ngoverning body or other governmental body. The offices of secretary and\ntreasurer may be combined. A majority of the commission members shall constitute\na quorum, and a majority vote shall be necessary for any action taken by the\ncommission. No vacancy in the membership of the commission shall impair the\nright of a majority of the members to form a quorum or to exercise all of its\nrights, powers, and duties.\n\nHISTORY: 1993, c. 395, \u00a7 33.1-411; 2014, c. 805.","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}}