                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

MEMBERS OF AUTHORITY BOARD; CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OR EXECUTIVE OFFICER (§
15.2-5113)

A. 1. The powers of each authority created by the governing body of a single
locality shall be exercised by an authority board of five members, or at the
option of the board of supervisors of a county, a number of board members equal
to the number of members of the board of supervisors. The powers of each
authority created by the governing bodies of two or more localities shall be
exercised by the number of authority board members specified in its articles of
incorporation, which shall be not less than one member from each participating
locality and not less than a total of five members. The board members of an
authority shall be selected in the manner and for the terms provided by the
agreement or ordinance or resolution or concurrent ordinances or resolutions
creating the authority. One or more members of the governing body or one or more
directors of an industrial or economic development authority of a locality may
be appointed board members of the authority, the provisions of any other law to
the contrary notwithstanding. No board member shall be appointed for a term of
more than four years. When one or more additional political subdivisions join an
existing authority, each of such joining political subdivisions shall have at
least one member on the board. Board members shall hold office until their
successors have been appointed and may succeed themselves. The board members of
the authority shall elect one of their number chairman, and shall elect a
secretary and treasurer who need not be members. The offices of secretary and
treasurer may be combined.

   2. Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision A 1, if the City of Virginia
   Beach forms a community development authority pursuant to the provisions of
   Article 6 (&#xA7; 15.2-5152 et seq.) for the purpose of developing the sports
   and entertainment district, as defined in &#xA7; 15.2-5928, the board of such
   authority may consist of a number of members equal to the number of members of
   the governing body of the City of Virginia Beach.

B. A majority of board members shall constitute a quorum and the vote of a
majority of board members shall be necessary for any action taken by the
authority. An authority may, by bylaw, provide a method to resolve tie votes or
deadlocked issues.

C. No vacancy in the board membership of the authority shall impair the right of
a quorum to exercise all the rights and perform all the duties of the authority.
If a vacancy occurs by reason of the death, disqualification or resignation of a
board member, the governing body of the political subdivision which appointed
the authority board member shall appoint a successor to fill the unexpired term.
Whenever a political subdivision withdraws its membership from an authority, the
term of any board member appointed to the board of the authority from such
political subdivision shall immediately terminate. Board members shall receive
such compensation as fixed by resolution of the governing body or bodies which
are members of the authority, and shall be reimbursed for any actual expenses
necessarily incurred in the performance of their duties.

D. Alternate board members may also be selected. Such alternates shall be
selected in the same manner and shall have the same qualifications as the board
members except that an alternate for an elected board member need not be an
elected official. The term of each alternate shall be the same as the term of
the board member for whom each serves as an alternate; however, the
alternate&#8217;s term shall not expire because of the board member&#8217;s
death, disqualification, resignation, or termination of employment with the
member&#8217;s political subdivision. If a board member is not present at a
meeting of the authority, the alternate for that board member shall have all the
voting and other rights of a board member and shall be counted for purposes of
determining a quorum.

E. The board members may appoint a chief administrative or executive officer who
shall serve at the pleasure of the board members. He shall execute and enforce
the orders and resolutions adopted by the board members and perform such duties
as may be delegated to him by the board members.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 15-764.11; 1950, p. 1317; 1962, c. 623, § 15.1-1249;
1968, c. 355; 1972, c. 544; 1973, cc. 135, 521; 1974, c. 276; 1979, cc. 273,
280; 1980, c. 67; 1995, c. 285; 1997, c. 587; 2009, c. 655; 2020, c. 467.