                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

MEMBERS OF AUTHORITY; CHAIRMAN; TERMS (§ 15.2-5937)

A. The Authority shall consist of seven members as follows: four nonlegislative
citizen members to be appointed by the Governor in consultation with the chief
elected officer of each Hampton Roads locality or his designee, provided that at
least one member shall be a resident of the City of Chesapeake, at least one
member shall be a resident of the City of Norfolk, and at least one member shall
be a resident of the City of Virginia Beach; and the chief elected officer of
each Hampton Roads locality or his designee, who shall serve ex officio with
voting privileges. Each member appointed by the Governor shall be subject to
confirmation by the General Assembly. The members of the Authority annually
shall elect a chairman and a vice-chairman from their membership; the
vice-chairman shall perform the duties of the chairman in his absence. If a
member of the Authority who is a chief elected officer of a locality is unable
to attend a meeting of the Authority, he may designate another current elected
official of such governing body to attend a meeting of the Authority. Such
designation shall be for the purposes of one meeting and shall be submitted in
writing or electronically to the chairman of the Authority prior to the affected
meeting.

B. Members of the Authority who are elected shall serve terms coincident with
their terms of office. After the initial staggering of terms, members of the
Authority appointed by the Governor shall serve terms of four years.
			At the end of a term, a member shall continue to serve until a successor is
appointed and qualifies. A member who is appointed after a term has begun serves
only for the rest of the term and until a successor is appointed and qualifies.
The members of the Authority shall receive no compensation for their services,
but a member may be reimbursed by the Authority for reasonable expenses actually
incurred in the performance of the duties of that office.

HISTORY: 2020, cc. 538, 539.