                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

APPOINTMENT OF OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES; RECOMMENDATIONS BY COUNTY EXECUTIVE;
DISCUSSIONS WITH BOARD (§ 15.2-512)

The board shall appoint, upon the recommendation of the county executive, all
officers and employees in the administrative service of the county except as
otherwise provided in § 15.2-535 and except as the board may authorize the head
of a department or office to appoint subordinates in such department or office.
However, in appointing the county school board no recommendation by the county
executive shall be required. All appointments shall be based on the ability,
training and experience of the appointees which are relevant to the work which
they are to perform.
		The county executive shall have the right to take part in all discussions and
to present his views on all matters coming before the board. The attorney for
the Commonwealth, the sheriff and the directors or heads of the departments
shall be entitled to present their views on matters relating to their respective
departments.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 15-281; 1962, c. 623, § 15.1-598; 1997, c. 587.