                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

SALARIES TO BE FIXED BY BOARD; LIMITS; REIMBURSEMENT IN ADDITION TO SALARY (§
15.2-1414.2)

The annual compensation to be allowed each member of the board of supervisors of
a county shall be determined by the board of supervisors of such county but such
compensation shall not be more than a maximum determined in the following
manner. Prior to July 1 of each year, the current board, by a recorded vote of a
majority present, shall set a maximum annual compensation, which will become
effective as of January 1 of the year following the next regularly scheduled
elections.
		Until the board is able to set a maximum compensation as provided above, the
maximum compensations for the several counties shall be as authorized on July 1,
1981.
		Any board of supervisors may fix a higher salary for the chairman, or the
vice-chairman, or both, than for the other members of the board without respect
to the limits herein set forth.
		A member of the board of supervisors of any county may accept in lieu of
salary, reimbursement for actual expenses incurred in maintaining an office and
secretarial assistance necessary for the proper performance of his duties. Such
reimbursement shall be subtracted from the amount of the salary due such
official and the remaining sum shall be paid to him at his option; however, such
expense shall not exceed the salary. In addition to the salary, members of each
governing body may receive the same fringe benefits which are given to county
employees generally, and all prior grants of such benefits are validated.
		A county may provide a member of its board of supervisors in addition to
salary, reimbursement for actual expenses incurred in purchasing, operating,
maintaining and using a telephone, including a car telephone or other portable
telephone, provided the expenses are attributable directly to the proper
performance of the member&#8217;s official duties.
		No increase in the salary of a member of the board of supervisors shall take
effect during the incumbent supervisor&#8217;s term in office; however, this
restriction shall not apply to boards of supervisors when the supervisors are
elected for staggered terms nor to corrections to the above listed compensation.

HISTORY: 1976, c. 590, § 14.1-46.01; 1977, cc. 391, 416; 1978, cc. 319, 435,
572; 1979, c. 256; 1980, cc. 3, 450; 1981, cc. 13, 623; 1982, c. 376; 1990, c.
518; 1996, c. 371; 1998, c. 872; 2000, c. 299; 2022, c. 616.