                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

COUNTY BOARD; MEMBERSHIP, TERMS, CHAIRMAN, ETC (§ 15.2-702)

Under the county manager plan all of the legislative powers of the county,
however conferred or possessed by it, shall be vested in a board of five members
to be known as the county board (&#8220;the board&#8221;). The members of the
board shall be elected in the manner hereinafter provided for terms of four
years. The board shall elect one of its members as chairman, who shall preside
over its meetings. The chairman shall be elected by the board annually and any
vacancy in the office shall be filled by the board for the unexpired term. The
chairman has the same powers and duties as other members of the board with a
vote but no veto and is the official head of the county. With the exception of
those officers whose election is provided for by popular vote in Article VII,
Section 4 of the Constitution of Virginia, board members shall be the only
elective county officials. The board shall be a body corporate and as such has
the right to sue and be sued in the same manner as is now provided by law for
boards of supervisors.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 15-350; 1962, c. 623, § 15.1-674; 1971, Ex. Sess., c. 1;
1997, c. 587.