                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

POWERS OF COMMISSION GENERALLY (§ 15.2-4205)

A. Upon organization of a planning district commission, pursuant to charter
agreement, it shall be a public body corporate and politic, the purposes of
which shall be to perform the planning and other functions provided by this
chapter, and it shall have the power to perform such functions and all other
powers incidental thereto.

B. Without in any manner limiting or restricting the general powers conferred by
this chapter, the planning district commission may:

   1. Adopt and have a common seal and to alter the same at pleasure.

   2. Sue and be sued.

   3. Adopt bylaws and make rules and regulations for the conduct of its
   business; however, a planning district commission shall not amend its budget
   once adopted during the applicable fiscal year except pursuant to an
   affirmative vote of the same number of the entire membership of the planning
   district commission required to adopt the budget.

   4. Make and enter into all contracts or agreements, as it may determine, which
   are necessary or incidental to the performance of its duties and to the
   execution of the powers granted under this chapter.

   5. Apply for and accept, disburse and administer, for itself or for member
   localities so requesting, loans and grants of money or materials or property
   at any time from any private or charitable source or the United States of
   America or the Commonwealth, or any agency or instrumentality thereof.

   6. Exercise any power usually possessed by private corporations, including the
   right to expend such funds as may be considered by it to be advisable or
   necessary in the performance of its duties and functions.

   7. Employ engineers, attorneys, planners, such other professional experts and
   consultants and such general and clerical employees as may be deemed
   necessary, and prescribe their powers and duties and fix their compensation.

   8. Do and perform any acts and things authorized by this chapter through or by
   means of its own officers, agents and employees, or by contracts with any
   persons.

   9. Execute instruments and do and perform acts or things necessary, convenient
   or desirable for its purposes or to carry out the powers expressly given in
   this chapter.

   10. Create an executive committee which may exercise the powers and authority
   of the planning district commission under this chapter. The chairman of the
   planning district commission shall serve as a member and as the chairman of
   the executive committee. The composition of the remaining membership of the
   executive committee, the term of office of its members and any alternate
   members, their method of selection or removal, the voting rights of members,
   procedures for the conduct of its meetings, and any limitations upon the
   general authority of the executive committee shall be established by the
   bylaws of the planning district commission. Any planning district commission
   may establish such other special and standing committees, advisory, technical,
   or otherwise, as it deems desirable for the transaction of its affairs.

HISTORY: 1968, c. 224, § 15.1-1404; 1975, c. 83; 1986, c. 164; 1990, c. 722;
1995, cc. 732, 796; 1997, c. 587.