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The Executive Director shall call a meeting of the Board at the direction of the chair of the Board or upon the written request of three or more Board members. The Executive Director, with approval of the Board, may employ such additional staff as needed. The annual salary of the Executive Director shall be established by the Board.B\n\nThe Office of the Attorney General shall provide counsel to the Board. In addition, subject to the approval of the Attorney General, the Board may, from time to time, employ such other counsel as it deems necessary.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":231570,"text":"The Board shall employ an Executive Director who shall serve at the pleasure of the Board. The Executive Director shall direct the affairs of the Board; keep records of all proceedings, transactions, communications, and official acts of the Board; be custodian of all records of the Board; and perform such duties as the Board may require. 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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?011+ful+CHAP0832\">832<\/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 2007, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?071+ful+CHAP0804\">804<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":244649,"object_type":"law","relational_id":63559,"identifier":"54.1-4404","token":"54.1\/VI\/44\/54.1-4404","url":"\/54.1-4404\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/54.1-4404\/","token":"54.1\/VI\/44\/54.1-4404","dublin_core":{"Title":"Board to employ Executive Director; legal counsel","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 54.1-4404","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> The <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span> shall employ an <span class=\"dictionary\">Executive Director<\/span> who shall serve at the pleasure of the <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span>. The <span class=\"dictionary\">Executive Director<\/span> shall direct the affairs of the <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span>; keep records of all proceedings, transactions, communications, and official acts of the <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span>; be custodian of all records of the <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span>; and perform such duties as the <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span> may require. The <span class=\"dictionary\">Executive Director<\/span> shall call a meeting of the <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span> at the direction of the chair of the <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span> or upon the written request of three or more <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span> members. The <span class=\"dictionary\">Executive Director<\/span>, with approval of the <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span>, may employ such additional staff as needed. The annual salary of the <span class=\"dictionary\">Executive Director<\/span> shall be established by the <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span>. <a id=\"paragraph-231570\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/54.1-4404\/#A\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">B.<\/span> The Office of the <span class=\"dictionary\">Attorney General<\/span> shall provide <span class=\"dictionary\">counsel<\/span> to the <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span>. In addition, subject to the approval of the <span class=\"dictionary\">Attorney General<\/span>, the <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span> may, from time to time, employ such other <span class=\"dictionary\">counsel<\/span> as it deems necessary. <a id=\"paragraph-231571\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/54.1-4404\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nBOARD TO EMPLOY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR; LEGAL COUNSEL (\u00a7 54.1-4404)\n\nA. The Board shall employ an Executive Director who shall serve at the pleasure\nof the Board. The Executive Director shall direct the affairs of the Board; keep\nrecords of all proceedings, transactions, communications, and official acts of\nthe Board; be custodian of all records of the Board; and perform such duties as\nthe Board may require. The Executive Director shall call a meeting of the Board\nat the direction of the chair of the Board or upon the written request of three\nor more Board members. The Executive Director, with approval of the Board, may\nemploy such additional staff as needed. The annual salary of the Executive\nDirector shall be established by the Board.\n\nB. The Office of the Attorney General shall provide counsel to the Board. In\naddition, subject to the approval of the Attorney General, the Board may, from\ntime to time, employ such other counsel as it deems necessary.\n\nHISTORY: 2001, c. 832; 2007, c. 804.","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}}