                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

MEMBERS OF COMMISSION; QUORUM; COMPENSATION; EXPENSES; REMOVAL AND VACANCIES (§
15.2-5204)

A. A hospital or health center commission shall consist of the following number
of members based upon the number of political subdivisions participating: for
one political subdivision, five members; for two, six members; for three, six
members; for four, eight members; and for more than four, one member for each of
the participating subdivisions. The respective members shall be appointed by the
governing bodies of the subdivisions they represent, may be members of such
governing bodies, may be residents of such subdivisions, and shall be appointed
for such terms as the appointing body designates. A member shall hold office
until the earlier of the effective date of his resignation or the date on which
his successor has been appointed and has qualified. Vacancies shall be filled
for the unexpired term. The powers of the commission conferred by this chapter
shall be vested in and exercised by the members in office. A majority of the
members then in office shall constitute a quorum. The commission shall elect its
own chairman and shall adopt rules and regulations for its own procedure and
government. The commission members may receive up to $50 for attendance at each
commission meeting, not to exceed $1,200 per year, and shall be paid their
actual expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. Any commission
member may be removed at any time by the governing body appointing him, and
vacancies on the commission shall be filled for the unexpired terms.

B. In Chesterfield County, the number of commission members shall be seven and
their terms may be staggered as the appointing body designates. Such members
shall not be removable at any time by the County&#8217;s governing body except
for malfeasance or at the end of the member&#8217;s term.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 32-279; 1978, c. 83, § 15.1-1518; 1979, c. 719; 1980, c.
86; 1993, c. 266; 1997, c. 587; 2006, c. 658; 2007, cc. 472, 813; 2014, c. 735.