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If such local director serves as the local board, he may designate a senior staff person in the local department to act on his behalf, in his absence, to approve, cancel or change grants made under the provisions of this title.2\n\nAt the discretion of the governing bodies of the participating cities and counties, the local board for a district may be composed of the chief administrative officer of each political subdivision, who may designate his principal assistant to act on his behalf, in his absence, to approve, cancel or change grants made under the provisions of this title.\n\t\t\tIn addition, the provisions of &#xA7; 63.2-305 shall apply.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":272324,"text":"Notwithstanding the provisions of \u00a7 63.2-306:","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1,"next_prefix":"1"},"1":{"id":272325,"text":"The local board for the York County and City of Poquoson district may be, at the discretion of the governing bodies of the participating city and county, the local director. 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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 356 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 1989 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 2 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 1995, chapters <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?951+ful+CHAP0262\">262<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?951+ful+CHAP0313\">313<\/a>; in 2002, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?021+ful+CHAP0747\">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":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\/"}],"permalink":{"id":270875,"object_type":"law","relational_id":75837,"identifier":"63.2-307","token":"63.2\/I\/3\/1\/63.2-307","url":"\/63.2-307\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/63.2-307\/","token":"63.2\/I\/3\/1\/63.2-307","dublin_core":{"Title":"Local boards serving certain districts","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 63.2-307","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>Notwithstanding the provisions of \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Local boards established by two or more political subdivisions\" href=\"\/63.2-306\/\">63.2-306<\/a>:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">1.<\/span> The <span class=\"dictionary\">local board<\/span> for the York County and City of Poquoson district may be, at the discretion of the governing bodies of the participating city and county, the <span class=\"dictionary\">local director<\/span>. If such <span class=\"dictionary\">local director<\/span> serves as the <span class=\"dictionary\">local board<\/span>, he may designate a senior staff person in the <span class=\"dictionary\">local department<\/span> to act on his behalf, in his absence, to approve, cancel or change grants made under the provisions of this title. <a id=\"paragraph-272325\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/63.2-307\/#1\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"2\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">2.<\/span> At the discretion of the governing bodies of the participating cities and counties, the <span class=\"dictionary\">local board<\/span> for a district may be composed of the chief administrative officer of each political subdivision, who may designate his principal assistant to act on his behalf, in his absence, to approve, cancel or change grants made under the provisions of this title.\n\t\t\tIn addition, the provisions of &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Advisory boards\" href=\"\/63.2-305\/\">63.2-305<\/a> shall apply. <a id=\"paragraph-272326\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/63.2-307\/#2\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nLOCAL BOARDS SERVING CERTAIN DISTRICTS (\u00a7 63.2-307)\n\nNotwithstanding the provisions of \u00a7 63.2-306:\n\n1. The local board for the York County and City of Poquoson district may be, at\nthe discretion of the governing bodies of the participating city and county, the\nlocal director. If such local director serves as the local board, he may\ndesignate a senior staff person in the local department to act on his behalf, in\nhis absence, to approve, cancel or change grants made under the provisions of\nthis title.\n\n2. At the discretion of the governing bodies of the participating cities and\ncounties, the local board for a district may be composed of the chief\nadministrative officer of each political subdivision, who may designate his\nprincipal assistant to act on his behalf, in his absence, to approve, cancel or\nchange grants made under the provisions of this title.\n\t\t\tIn addition, the provisions of &#xA7; 63.2-305 shall apply.\n\nHISTORY: 1989, c. 356, \u00a7 63.1-44.1; 1995, cc. 262, 313; 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}}