                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

BOARD OF THE AUTHORITY; QUALIFICATIONS; TERMS; QUORUM; RECORDS (§ 15.2-6551)

All powers, rights, and duties conferred by this chapter, or by other provisions
of law, upon the Authority shall be exercised by the Board of the Tourist Train
Development Authority, hereinafter referred to as &#8220;the board.&#8221;
Initial appointments to the board shall begin July 1, 2014. The board shall
consist of nine members as follows: seven members appointed by the Governor, of
whom three shall be representatives from the governing bodies of Tazewell
County, the Town of Bluefield, and the Town of Pocahontas and four shall be
nonlegislative citizen members who reside in Tazewell County; one member of the
House of Delegates representing Tazewell County, who shall be appointed by the
Speaker of the House of Delegates if more than one Delegate represents Tazewell
County; and one member of the Senate representing Tazewell County, who shall be
appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules if more than one Senator represents
Tazewell County. All members shall serve for a term of four years and may be
reappointed for one additional term, except legislative members, who shall serve
terms coincident with their terms of office and may be reappointed. The term of
any member of the board shall immediately terminate if the member no longer
meets the eligibility criteria of the initial appointment. Vacancies shall be
filled for the unexpired term. For the initial appointments only, three of the
members shall be appointed for two-year terms and such initial terms shall not
be counted toward the term limitation.
		The board shall elect from its membership a chairman and a vice-chairman and
from its membership or not, as they desire, a secretary and a treasurer, or a
secretary-treasurer, who shall continue to hold such office until their
respective successors are elected. The members of the board shall receive no
compensation. All members may be reimbursed for reasonable and necessary
expenses incurred in the performance of their duties from such funds as may be
available to the Authority.
		Four members of the board shall constitute a quorum of the board for the
purposes of conducting its business and exercising its powers and for all other
purposes. No vacancy in the membership of the board shall impair the right of a
quorum to exercise all the powers and perform all the duties of the board. The
board shall keep detailed minutes of its proceedings, which shall be open to
public inspection at all times. It shall keep suitable records of its financial
transactions, and, unless exempted by § 30-140, it shall arrange to have the
records audited annually. Copies of each such audit shall be furnished to the
governing bodies of Tazewell County and all adjacent counties and the Auditor of
Public Accounts and shall be open to public inspection.

HISTORY: 2014, c. 608.