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In the case of an advisory board established for a district, there shall be at least one member on the board from each county and city in the district. The members shall be appointed initially for terms of from one to four years so as to provide for the balanced overlapping of the terms of the membership thereon. Subsequent appointments shall be for a term of four years each, except that appointments to fill vacancies that occur during terms shall be for the remainder of these unexpired terms. Appointments to fill unexpired terms shall not be considered full terms, and such persons shall be eligible to be appointed to two consecutive full terms. No person shall serve more than two consecutive full terms. The local government official shall be an ex officio member, without vote, of the advisory board.\n\t\t\tThe advisory board shall elect its own chairman and shall meet at least bimonthly. In addition to regularly scheduled meetings, it may meet at the call of the chairman or on the petition of at least one-half of the members.B\n\nThe powers and duties of the advisory board shall be:1\n\nTo interest itself in all matters pertaining to the public assistance and social services needed by people of the political subdivision or subdivisions served by the local department;2\n\nTo monitor the formulation and implementation of public assistance and social services programs by the local department;3\n\nTo meet with the local government official who constitutes the local board at least four times a year for the purpose of making recommendations on policy matters concerning the local department;4\n\nTo make an annual report to the governing body or bodies, concurrent with the budget presentation of the local department, concerning the administration of the public assistance and social services programs; and5\n\nTo submit to the governing body or bodies, from time to time, other reports that the advisory board deems appropriate.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":262367,"text":"If the governing body of a city or county or the governing bodies of any combination of cities and counties participating in a district designate, under the provisions of §§ 63.2-302, 63.2-304 or § 63.2-307, a local government official as constituting the local board, such governing body or bodies shall appoint a board to serve in an advisory capacity to such local government official with respect to the duties and functions imposed upon him by this title.\n\t\t\tEach such advisory board shall consist of no fewer than five and no more than thirteen members. 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This law was first created in 1977. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 36 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 1977 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 4 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 1981, chapter 264; in 1984, chapter 586; in 1989, chapter 356; in 2002, chapter 747<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":75837,"section_number":"63.2-307","catch_line":"Local boards serving certain districts","order_by":null,"url":"\/63.2-307\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":75875,"section_number":"63.2-302","catch_line":"How local board for a single county is constituted","order_by":null,"url":"\/63.2-302\/"},{"id":54100,"section_number":"63.2-304","catch_line":"How local board of a city is constituted","order_by":null,"url":"\/63.2-304\/"},{"id":75837,"section_number":"63.2-307","catch_line":"Local boards serving certain districts","order_by":null,"url":"\/63.2-307\/"}],"permalink":{"id":270863,"object_type":"law","relational_id":72829,"identifier":"63.2-305","token":"63.2\/I\/3\/1\/63.2-305","url":"\/63.2-305\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/63.2-305\/","token":"63.2\/I\/3\/1\/63.2-305","dublin_core":{"Title":"Advisory boards","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 63.2-305","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> If the governing body of a city or county or the governing bodies of any combination of cities and counties participating in a district designate, under the provisions of §§ 63.2-302<\/a>, 63.2-304<\/a> or § 63.2-307<\/a>, a local government official as constituting the local board<\/span>, such governing body or bodies shall appoint a board to serve in an advisory capacity to such local government official with respect to the duties and functions imposed upon him by this title.\n\t\t\tEach such advisory board shall consist of no fewer than five and no more than thirteen members. In the case of an advisory board established for a district, there shall be at least one member on the board from each county and city in the district. The members shall be appointed initially for terms of from one to four years so as to provide for the balanced overlapping of the terms of the membership thereon. Subsequent appointments shall be for a term of four years each, except that appointments to fill vacancies that occur during terms shall be for the remainder of these unexpired terms. Appointments to fill unexpired terms shall not be considered full terms, and such persons shall be eligible to be appointed to two consecutive full terms. No person shall serve more than two consecutive full terms. The local government official shall be an ex officio member, without vote, of the advisory board.\n\t\t\tThe advisory board shall elect its own chairman and shall meet at least bimonthly. In addition to regularly scheduled meetings, it may meet at the call of the chairman or on the petition<\/span> of at least one-half of the members. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The powers and duties of the advisory board shall be: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> To interest itself in all matters pertaining to the public assistance<\/span> and social services<\/span> needed by people of the political subdivision or subdivisions served by the local department<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> To monitor the formulation and implementation of public assistance<\/span> and social services<\/span> programs by the local department<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> To meet with the local government official who constitutes the local board<\/span> at least four times a year for the purpose of making recommendations on policy matters concerning the local department<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> To make an annual report to the governing body or bodies, concurrent with the budget presentation of the local department<\/span>, concerning the administration of the public assistance<\/span> and social services<\/span> programs; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> To submit to the governing body or bodies, from time to time, other reports that the advisory board deems appropriate. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nADVISORY BOARDS (\u00a7 63.2-305)\n\nA. If the governing body of a city or county or the governing bodies of any\ncombination of cities and counties participating in a district designate, under\nthe provisions of §§ 63.2-302, 63.2-304 or § 63.2-307, a local\ngovernment official as constituting the local board, such governing body or\nbodies shall appoint a board to serve in an advisory capacity to such local\ngovernment official with respect to the duties and functions imposed upon him by\nthis title.\n\t\t\tEach such advisory board shall consist of no fewer than five and no more than\nthirteen members. In the case of an advisory board established for a district,\nthere shall be at least one member on the board from each county and city in the\ndistrict. The members shall be appointed initially for terms of from one to four\nyears so as to provide for the balanced overlapping of the terms of the\nmembership thereon. Subsequent appointments shall be for a term of four years\neach, except that appointments to fill vacancies that occur during terms shall\nbe for the remainder of these unexpired terms. Appointments to fill unexpired\nterms shall not be considered full terms, and such persons shall be eligible to\nbe appointed to two consecutive full terms. No person shall serve more than two\nconsecutive full terms. The local government official shall be an ex officio\nmember, without vote, of the advisory board.\n\t\t\tThe advisory board shall elect its own chairman and shall meet at least\nbimonthly. In addition to regularly scheduled meetings, it may meet at the call\nof the chairman or on the petition of at least one-half of the members.\n\nB. The powers and duties of the advisory board shall be:\n\n 1. To interest itself in all matters pertaining to the public assistance and\n social services needed by people of the political subdivision or subdivisions\n served by the local department;\n\n 2. To monitor the formulation and implementation of public assistance and\n social services programs by the local department;\n\n 3. To meet with the local government official who constitutes the local board\n at least four times a year for the purpose of making recommendations on policy\n matters concerning the local department;\n\n 4. To make an annual report to the governing body or bodies, concurrent with\n the budget presentation of the local department, concerning the administration\n of the public assistance and social services programs; and\n\n 5. To submit to the governing body or bodies, from time to time, other reports\n that the advisory board deems appropriate.\n\nHISTORY: 1977, c. 36, \u00a7 63.1-43.1; 1981, c. 264; 1984, c. 586; 1989, c. 356;\n2002, 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}}