                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

BOARD OF DIRECTORS; MEMBERS AND OFFICERS; EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (§ 2.2-2203)

The Authority shall be governed by a board of directors consisting of nine
members, two of whom shall be the Secretary of Transportation and the Director
of the Virginia Department of Aviation or their respective designees. The
remaining seven members shall be appointed by the Governor and shall have
experience in at least one of the following fields: (i) the aerospace industry,
(ii) the financial industry, (iii) the marketing industry, (iv) scientific and
technological research and development; or (v) higher education. Members of the
Board appointed by the Governor shall be appointed for terms of four years. All
members shall serve until their successors are appointed. Any appointment to
fill a vacancy shall be for the unexpired term. No member appointed by the
Governor shall be eligible to serve more than two consecutive terms; however, a
member appointed to fill a vacancy may serve two additional consecutive terms.
Members shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor and shall be confirmed by
the General Assembly. Members of the Board shall receive reimbursement for their
expenses and shall be compensated at the rate provided in § 2.2-2813 for each
day spent on Board business.
		The Board shall annually elect one of its members as chairman and another as
vice-chairman and may also elect from its membership, or appoint from the
Authority&#8217;s staff, a secretary and a treasurer and prescribe their powers
and duties. The chairman or, in his absence, the vice-chairman shall preside at
all meetings of the Board. In the absence of both the chairman and
vice-chairman, the Board shall appoint a chairman pro tempore, who shall preside
at such meetings. Five members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of
the Authority&#8217;s business, and no vacancy in the membership shall impair
the right of a quorum to exercise all the rights and perform all the duties of
the Authority.
		The Board may employ an Executive Director of the Authority, who shall serve
at the pleasure of the Board, to direct the day-to-day operations and activities
of the Authority and carry out the powers and duties conferred upon him by the
Board, including powers and duties involving the exercise of discretion. The
Executive Director shall also serve as the Chief Executive Officer of the
Authority and exercise and perform such other powers and duties as may be
lawfully delegated to him and such powers and duties as may be conferred or
imposed upon him by law. The Executive Director&#8217;s compensation from the
Commonwealth shall be fixed by the Board in accordance with law. Such
compensation shall be established at a level that will enable the Authority to
attract and retain a capable Executive Director. The Executive Director shall
employ or retain such other agents or employees subordinate to the Executive
Director as may be necessary to carry out the powers and duties of the
Authority.

HISTORY: 1995, c. 758, § 9-266.4; 1999, cc. 412, 421, 433; 2001, c. 844; 2009,
c. 82; 2012, cc. 779, 817; 2017, c. 633.