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If any members are subject to appointment by a town council as provided in this section, then one of the two members so appointed shall be chosen by the town council from nominations submitted to the town council by the petitioners. All members shall own or represent the owners of real property within the district zoned or used for commercial or industrial purposes. Each member shall be appointed for a term of four years, except the initial appointment of advisory board members shall provide that the terms of three of the members shall be for two years. If a vacancy occurs with respect to an advisory board member initially appointed by a governing body or a town council, or any successor of such a member, the governing body or the town council, as appropriate, shall appoint a new member who is an owner or representative of an owner of real property within the district zoned or used for commercial or industrial purposes. If a vacancy occurs with respect to an advisory board member initially nominated by the petitioners, or any successor thereof, the remaining advisory board members initially nominated by the petitioners, or the successors of such remaining advisory board members, shall nominate a new member for selection by the governing body or town council, as appropriate.\n\t\tDistrict advisory board members shall serve without pay, but the governing body shall provide the advisory board with facilities for the holding of meetings, and the commission shall appropriate funds needed to defray the reasonable expenses and fees of the advisory board, which shall not exceed $20,000 annually, including expenses and fees arising out of the preparation of the annual report. Such appropriations shall be based on an annual budget submitted by the board, and approved by the commission, sufficient to carry out its responsibilities under this chapter. The advisory board shall elect a chairman and a secretary and such other officers as it deems necessary. The advisory board shall fix the time for holding regular meetings, but it shall meet at least once every year. Special meetings of the advisory board shall be called by the chairman or by two members of the advisory board upon written request to the secretary of the advisory board. A majority of the members shall constitute a quorum.\n\t\tThe advisory board shall present an annual report to the commission on the transportation needs of the district and on the activities of the advisory board, and the advisory board shall present special reports on transportation matters as requested by the commission or the governing body concerning taxes to be levied pursuant to this chapter.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":219745,"text":"Within 30 days after the establishment of a district under this chapter, the governing body shall appoint six members to a district advisory board, and the town council of any participating town shall appoint two members to that board. Three of the six members appointed by the governing body shall be chosen by the governing body from nominations submitted to the governing body by the petitioners. 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This law was first created in 2001. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 611<\/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 2014, chapter 805<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":84470,"section_number":"33.2-2100","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/33.2-2100\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":207201,"object_type":"law","relational_id":60033,"identifier":"33.2-2104","token":"33.2\/IV\/21\/33.2-2104","url":"\/33.2-2104\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/33.2-2104\/","token":"33.2\/IV\/21\/33.2-2104","dublin_core":{"Title":"District advisory boards","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 33.2-2104","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Within 30 days after the establishment of a district under this chapter, the governing body<\/span> shall appoint six members to a district advisory board<\/span>, and the town council of any participating town<\/span> shall appoint two members to that board. Three of the six members appointed by the governing body<\/span> shall be chosen by the governing body<\/span> from nominations submitted to the governing body<\/span> by the petitioners. If any members are subject to appointment by a town council as provided in this section, then one of the two members so appointed shall be chosen by the town council from nominations submitted to the town council by the petitioners. All members shall own or represent the owners<\/span> of real property within the district zoned or used for commercial or industrial purposes. Each member shall be appointed for a term of four years, except the initial appointment of advisory board members shall provide that the terms of three of the members shall be for two years. If a vacancy occurs with respect to an advisory board member initially appointed by a governing body<\/span> or a town council, or any successor of such a member, the governing body<\/span> or the town council, as appropriate, shall appoint a new member who is an owner<\/span> or representative of an owner<\/span> of real property within the district zoned or used for commercial or industrial purposes. If a vacancy occurs with respect to an advisory board member initially nominated by the petitioners, or any successor thereof, the remaining advisory board members initially nominated by the petitioners, or the successors of such remaining advisory board members, shall nominate a new member for selection by the governing body<\/span> or town council, as appropriate.\n\t\tDistrict advisory board<\/span> members shall serve without pay, but the governing body<\/span> shall provide the advisory board with facilities for the holding of meetings, and the commission<\/span> shall appropriate funds needed to defray the reasonable expenses and fees of the advisory board, which shall not exceed $20,000 annually, including expenses and fees arising out of the preparation of the annual report. Such appropriations shall be based on an annual budget submitted by the board, and approved by the commission<\/span>, sufficient to carry out its responsibilities under this chapter. The advisory board shall elect a chairman and a secretary<\/span> and such other officers as it deems necessary. The advisory board shall fix the time for holding regular meetings, but it shall meet at least once every year. Special meetings of the advisory board shall be called by the chairman or by two members of the advisory board upon written request to the secretary<\/span> of the advisory board. A majority of the members shall constitute a quorum.\n\t\tThe advisory board shall present an annual report to the commission<\/span> on the transportation needs of the district and on the activities of the advisory board, and the advisory board shall present special reports on transportation matters as requested by the commission<\/span> or the governing body<\/span> concerning taxes to be levied pursuant to this chapter.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDISTRICT ADVISORY BOARDS (\u00a7 33.2-2104)\n\nWithin 30 days after the establishment of a district under this chapter, the\ngoverning body shall appoint six members to a district advisory board, and the\ntown council of any participating town shall appoint two members to that board.\nThree of the six members appointed by the governing body shall be chosen by the\ngoverning body from nominations submitted to the governing body by the\npetitioners. If any members are subject to appointment by a town council as\nprovided in this section, then one of the two members so appointed shall be\nchosen by the town council from nominations submitted to the town council by the\npetitioners. All members shall own or represent the owners of real property\nwithin the district zoned or used for commercial or industrial purposes. Each\nmember shall be appointed for a term of four years, except the initial\nappointment of advisory board members shall provide that the terms of three of\nthe members shall be for two years. If a vacancy occurs with respect to an\nadvisory board member initially appointed by a governing body or a town council,\nor any successor of such a member, the governing body or the town council, as\nappropriate, shall appoint a new member who is an owner or representative of an\nowner of real property within the district zoned or used for commercial or\nindustrial purposes. If a vacancy occurs with respect to an advisory board\nmember initially nominated by the petitioners, or any successor thereof, the\nremaining advisory board members initially nominated by the petitioners, or the\nsuccessors of such remaining advisory board members, shall nominate a new member\nfor selection by the governing body or town council, as appropriate.\n\t\tDistrict advisory board members shall serve without pay, but the governing\nbody shall provide the advisory board with facilities for the holding of\nmeetings, and the commission shall appropriate funds needed to defray the\nreasonable expenses and fees of the advisory board, which shall not exceed\n$20,000 annually, including expenses and fees arising out of the preparation of\nthe annual report. Such appropriations shall be based on an annual budget\nsubmitted by the board, and approved by the commission, sufficient to carry out\nits responsibilities under this chapter. The advisory board shall elect a\nchairman and a secretary and such other officers as it deems necessary. The\nadvisory board shall fix the time for holding regular meetings, but it shall\nmeet at least once every year. Special meetings of the advisory board shall be\ncalled by the chairman or by two members of the advisory board upon written\nrequest to the secretary of the advisory board. A majority of the members shall\nconstitute a quorum.\n\t\tThe advisory board shall present an annual report to the commission on the\ntransportation needs of the district and on the activities of the advisory\nboard, and the advisory board shall present special reports on transportation\nmatters as requested by the commission or the governing body concerning taxes to\nbe levied pursuant to this chapter.\n\nHISTORY: 2001, c. 611, \u00a7 33.1-434; 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}}