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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>61838</law_id><section_number>15.2-505</section_number><catch_line>Appointment by certain localities of members of certain boards, authorities and commissions</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="15.2">Counties, Cities and Towns</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="I">General Provisions; Charters; Other Forms and Organization of Counties</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="5">County Executive Form of Government</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="2">General Powers; County Executive Form</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>The <span class="dictionary">governing body</span> of a <span class="dictionary">county</span> having the <span class="dictionary">county</span> executive form of government that is adjacent to a <span class="dictionary">county</span> having the urban <span class="dictionary">county</span> executive form of government may establish different terms of office for initial and subsequent appointments for those boards, authorities and commissions for which it is given the authority to appoint members, excluding authorities empowered to <span class="dictionary">issue</span> certificates of indebtedness.
		The different terms of office for such boards, authorities and commissions shall be for fixed terms, and such different terms of office may include, but are not limited to, terms of either two or four years and terms that extend until July 1 of the year following the year in which there is a regular election provided by general <span class="dictionary">law</span> for the election of <span class="dictionary">supervisors</span>. If the board establishes different terms of office pursuant to this section, the new terms shall affect future appointments to such offices and shall not affect the existing terms of any commissioner or member then serving in office. This section shall not affect the removal of any member of a board, authority or commission for incompetency, neglect of duty or misuse of office pursuant to provisions of general <span class="dictionary">law</span>.</p></section></text><history>1989, c. 180, &#xA7; 15.1-590.1; 1997, c. 587.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
