                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

TERM, REMOVAL AND DISABILITY OF OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (§ 15.2-513)

All appointments of officers and employees shall be without definite term,
unless for temporary service not to exceed sixty days.
		Any officer or employee of the county appointed pursuant to § 15.2-512 may be
suspended or removed from office or employment either by the board of county
supervisors or the officer by whom he was appointed or employed. In case of the
absence or disability of any officer, except the county clerk, the attorney for
the Commonwealth, and the sheriff, which offices shall be filled as provided by
general law, the board of county supervisors or other appointing power may
designate some responsible person to perform the duties of the office.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 15-282; 1962, c. 623, § 15.1-599; 1997, c. 587.