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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>55276</law_id><section_number>15.2-812</section_number><catch_line>County executive may act as director or head of department</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="8">Urban County Executive Form of Government</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="1">General Provisions</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>The urban <span class="dictionary">county</span> executive may, if the board requires, act as the director or head of any department, the director or head of which is appointed by the board, provided he is otherwise eligible to head such department.</p></section></text><history>Code 1950, &#xA7; 15-384.27; 1960, c. 382; 1962, c. 623, &#xA7; 15.1-739; 1997, c. 587.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
