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If residents of the county constitute the local board, such board shall consist of three or more members. The governing body shall appoint a member of the board of supervisors to be one member of the local board, except in those cases where the board of supervisors has determined otherwise. When a member of the board of supervisors who was appointed as a member of the local board ceases to be a member of the board of supervisors, his office as a member of the local board shall also be vacated and another member of the board of supervisors shall be appointed to fill such vacancy.\n\t\tIf a local government official constitutes the local board, he may designate a senior staff person in the local department to act in his behalf, in his absence, to approve, cancel or change grants made under the provisions of this title.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":272433,"text":"The local board serving a single county shall be, at the discretion of the governing body of the county, either a local government official or a local board consisting of residents of the county who are, except as provided in \u00a7 63.2-303, appointed by the governing body of the county. If residents of the county constitute the local board, such board shall consist of three or more members. The governing body shall appoint a member of the board of supervisors to be one member of the local board, except in those cases where the board of supervisors has determined otherwise. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 8 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 1952, chapter 409; in 1956, chapter 126; in 1966, chapter 258; in 1968, chapters 467 and 578; in 1970, chapter 465; in 1972, chapters 147 and 714; in 1984, chapter 586; in 2002, chapter 747<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":72829,"section_number":"63.2-305","catch_line":"Advisory boards","order_by":null,"url":"\/63.2-305\/"},{"id":85404,"section_number":"63.2-306","catch_line":"Local boards established by two or more political subdivisions","order_by":null,"url":"\/63.2-306\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":80272,"section_number":"63.2-303","catch_line":"Local boards in counties having special forms of county government","order_by":null,"url":"\/63.2-303\/"}],"permalink":{"id":270851,"object_type":"law","relational_id":75875,"identifier":"63.2-302","token":"63.2\/I\/3\/1\/63.2-302","url":"\/63.2-302\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/63.2-302\/","token":"63.2\/I\/3\/1\/63.2-302","dublin_core":{"Title":"How local board for a single county is constituted","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 63.2-302","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The local board<\/span> serving a single county shall be, at the discretion of the governing body of the county, either a local government official or a local board<\/span> consisting of residents of the county who are, except as provided in \u00a7 63.2-303<\/a>, appointed by the governing body of the county. If residents of the county constitute the local board<\/span>, such board shall consist of three or more members. The governing body shall appoint a member of the board of supervisors to be one member of the local board<\/span>, except in those cases where the board of supervisors has determined otherwise. When a member of the board of supervisors who was appointed as a member of the local board<\/span> ceases to be a member of the board of supervisors, his office as a member of the local board<\/span> shall also be vacated and another member of the board of supervisors shall be appointed to fill such vacancy.\n\t\tIf a local government official constitutes the local board<\/span>, he may designate a senior staff person in the local department<\/span> to act in his behalf, in his absence, to approve, cancel or change grants made under the provisions of this title.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nHOW LOCAL BOARD FOR A SINGLE COUNTY IS CONSTITUTED (\u00a7 63.2-302)\n\nThe local board serving a single county shall be, at the discretion of the\ngoverning body of the county, either a local government official or a local\nboard consisting of residents of the county who are, except as provided in \u00a7\n63.2-303, appointed by the governing body of the county. If residents of the\ncounty constitute the local board, such board shall consist of three or more\nmembers. The governing body shall appoint a member of the board of supervisors\nto be one member of the local board, except in those cases where the board of\nsupervisors has determined otherwise. When a member of the board of supervisors\nwho was appointed as a member of the local board ceases to be a member of the\nboard of supervisors, his office as a member of the local board shall also be\nvacated and another member of the board of supervisors shall be appointed to\nfill such vacancy.\n\t\tIf a local government official constitutes the local board, he may designate a\nsenior staff person in the local department to act in his behalf, in his\nabsence, to approve, cancel or change grants made under the provisions of this\ntitle.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 63-52, 63-54, 63-56; 1952, c. 409; 1956, c. 126; 1966,\nc. 258; 1968, cc. 467, 578, \u00a7 63.1-40; 1970, c. 465; 1972, cc. 147, 714; 1984,\nc. 586; 2002, c. 747.","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}}