                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

BOARD TO EXERCISE POWERS OF AUTHORITY (§ 15.2-5603)

The powers of each authority created hereunder shall be exercised by a board
which shall consist of not less than five nor more than seventeen members who
shall be appointed by the participating localities and who shall be selected in
the manner and for the terms provided by the ordinance or resolution creating
the authority. Officers and employees of the participating localities may be
appointed to the board and may constitute a majority of the members of the
board. The members of the board shall elect one of their number chairman and
shall elect a secretary and treasurer who need not be members of the board. The
offices of secretary and treasurer may be combined. A majority of the members of
the board shall constitute a quorum and the vote of a majority of such members
shall be necessary for any action taken by the authority. No vacancy in the
membership of the board shall impair the right of a quorum to exercise all the
rights and perform all the duties of the authority. The members of the board
shall be reimbursed for the amount of actual expenses incurred by them in the
performance of their duties. The localities may provide for compensation of the
members of the board; provided no compensation shall be paid for meetings not
attended.
		Alternate members of the board may also be selected. Such alternates shall be
selected in the same manner as the members. The term of each alternate shall be
the same as the term of the member for whom each serves as an alternate;
however, the alternate&#8217;s term shall not expire because of the
member&#8217;s death, disqualification, resignation or termination of employment
with the member&#8217;s locality. If a member is not present at a meeting of the
authority, the alternate for the member shall have all the voting and other
rights of a member and shall be counted for purposes of determining a quorum at
any meeting of the authority.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 15-714.16; 1962, c. 393, § 4, § 15.1-1274; 1974, c.
132; 1986, c. 442; 1995, c. 626; 1996, c. 1021; 1997, c. 587.