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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 7 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 1958, chapter 195; in 1968, chapter 578; in 1977, chapter 36; in 2002, chapter 747<\/a>; in 2006, chapters 84<\/a> and 158<\/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":76957,"section_number":"63.2-301","catch_line":"Local board appointments and terms of office","order_by":null,"url":"\/63.2-301\/"}],"permalink":{"id":270859,"object_type":"law","relational_id":54100,"identifier":"63.2-304","token":"63.2\/I\/3\/1\/63.2-304","url":"\/63.2-304\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/63.2-304\/","token":"63.2\/I\/3\/1\/63.2-304","dublin_core":{"Title":"How local board of a city is constituted","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 63.2-304","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The local board<\/span> serving a single city shall be, at the discretion of the city council, either a local government official or a local board<\/span> consisting of five members appointed by the city council of such city in accordance with the provisions of \u00a7 63.2-301<\/a>. The city council may appoint one of its members to the local board<\/span>. When a member of the city council who was appointed as a member of the local board<\/span> ceases to be a member of the city council, his office as a member of the local board<\/span> shall also be vacated and another member of the city council may be appointed to fill the 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, with respect to approving, cancelling or changing grants made under the provisions of this title.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nHOW LOCAL BOARD OF A CITY IS CONSTITUTED (\u00a7 63.2-304)\n\nThe local board serving a single city shall be, at the discretion of the city\ncouncil, either a local government official or a local board consisting of five\nmembers appointed by the city council of such city in accordance with the\nprovisions of \u00a7 63.2-301. The city council may appoint one of its members to\nthe local board. When a member of the city council who was appointed as a member\nof the local board ceases to be a member of the city council, his office as a\nmember of the local board shall also be vacated and another member of the city\ncouncil may be appointed to fill the 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, with respect to approving, cancelling or changing grants made under the\nprovisions of this title.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 63-53.1; 1952, c. 409; 1956, c. 126; 1958, c. 195; 1968,\nc. 578, \u00a7 63.1-43; 1977, c. 36; 2002, c. 747; 2006, cc. 84, 158.","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}}