                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS; APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTOR, AGENTS AND EMPLOYEES (§
15.2-6304)

A. All powers, rights and duties conferred by this chapter, or other provisions
of law, upon an authority created hereunder shall be exercised by a board of
commissioners of that authority, hereinafter referred to as board or board of
commissioners.

B. In the case of authorities created by proclamation of the Governor pursuant
to &#xA7; 15.2-6302, the board shall consist of seven members to be appointed by
the Governor, of whom at least five shall be residents of the locality or
localities in which the authority is located. The members shall serve for terms
of six years each, the initial appointment to be two members for terms of six
years, two members for terms of five years, two members for terms of four years
and one member for a term of three years, and subsequent appointments to be made
for terms of six years, except appointments to fill vacancies which shall be
made for the unexpired term.

C. In the case of authorities created by the City of Hampton pursuant to &#xA7;
15.2-6302, the board shall initially consist of up to seven members appointed by
the locality in which the authority is located, all of whom shall be residents
of such locality. Beginning in 2010, the board shall consist of up to nine
members appointed by the locality in which the authority is located, all of whom
shall be residents of such locality. The members shall serve for terms of not
more than four years each. If a member resigns, dies, or is otherwise removed
from his position on the board, the locality may appoint a new member to fill
the vacancy for the remainder of the unexpired term.

D. Members shall receive from the authority their necessary travel and business
expenses while on business of the board. Each commissioner shall before entering
on his duties take and subscribe the oath prescribed by &#xA7; 49-1.

E. The board shall appoint the chief executive officer of the authority, who
shall not be a member thereof, to be known as the director of that authority,
hereinafter referred to as director, and whose compensation shall be paid by the
authority in the amount determined by the board. The board shall employ or
retain such other agents or employees subordinate to the director as may be
necessary, including persons with special qualifications, and shall determine
which such agents or employees shall be bonded and the amount of such bonds. The
director and other agents and employees so appointed shall serve at the pleasure
of the board, which shall fix their compensation and prescribe their duties.
			The board shall elect from its membership a chairman, vice-chairman, a
secretary and a treasurer, or secretary-treasurer, and shall prescribe their
powers and duties. Four members shall constitute a quorum of the board for the
purpose of conducting its business and exercising its powers and for all other
purposes. The board shall keep detailed minutes of its proceedings, which shall
be open to public inspection. It shall keep suitable records of all of its
financial transactions and shall arrange to have the same audited annually.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 15-941; 1954, c. 645; 1962, c. 623, § 15.1-1324; 1996,
c. 740; 1997, c. 587; 2005, cc. 869, 887; 2007, cc. 707, 740; 2010, cc. 338,
381, 460.