                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

EMPLOYMENT OF CERTAIN DEPUTIES AND ASSISTANTS; DELEGATION OF POWERS AND DUTIES
(§ 15.2-1502)

A. Local government officers may employ, when duly authorized by the governing
body, deputies and assistants to aid them in carrying out their powers and
duties. The provisions of this section and &#xA7; 15.2-1503 shall not be
applicable to the constitutional offices of treasurer, commissioner of the
revenue, sheriff, attorney for the Commonwealth and clerk of the circuit court.

B. &#8220;Deputy&#8221; means a person who is appointed to act as a substitute
for his principal, in the name of the principal and in his behalf, in matters in
which the principal himself may act; such person shall be a public officer.
Members of governing bodies may not have or appoint deputies for themselves.

C. &#8220;Assistant&#8221; means a person who is not a public officer or deputy
but who aids or helps a public officer.

D. Subject to the limitations and requirements of the preceding subsections, an
officer of a locality may delegate, to a person reporting to him, his powers and
duties unless it is some power or duty the exercise of which by another person
is expressly forbidden by law or requires the exercise of judgment for the
public welfare. However, such delegation shall not act to relieve the officer
making such delegation of his legal obligations for the exercise of powers and
performance of duties of his office.
			Persons employed by virtue of this subsection shall be designated either
deputy or assistant and shall take such oath and post such bond as may be
required by ordinance.

HISTORY: 1978, c. 264, §§ 15.1-19.4, 15.1-19.5; 1997, c. 587.