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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\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 1960, chapter 207; in 1968, chapter 578; in 1994, chapter 82<\/a>; in 2002, chapter 747<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":72379,"section_number":"63.2-100","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/63.2-100\/"}],"permalink":{"id":270957,"object_type":"law","relational_id":72902,"identifier":"63.2-326","token":"63.2\/I\/3\/2\/63.2-326","url":"\/63.2-326\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/63.2-326\/","token":"63.2\/I\/3\/2\/63.2-326","dublin_core":{"Title":"Service at pleasure of local board or local director","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 63.2-326","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The local director<\/span> and other employees shall serve at the pleasure of the local board<\/span>, or other appointing authority, subject to the provisions of the merit system plan<\/span> as defined in \u00a7 63.2-100<\/a>. If other employees are employed by the local director<\/span>, they shall serve at the pleasure of the local director<\/span>, within the provisions of the merit system plan<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSERVICE AT PLEASURE OF LOCAL BOARD OR LOCAL DIRECTOR (\u00a7 63.2-326)\n\nThe local director and other employees shall serve at the pleasure of the local\nboard, or other appointing authority, subject to the provisions of the merit\nsystem plan as defined in \u00a7 63.2-100. If other employees are employed by the\nlocal director, they shall serve at the pleasure of the local director, within\nthe provisions of the merit system plan.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 63-78; 1960, c. 207; 1968, c. 578, \u00a7 63.1-61; 1994, c.\n82; 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}}