                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

CITIZENS&#8217; ADVISORY COUNCIL ON FURNISHING AND INTERPRETING THE EXECUTIVE
MANSION; PURPOSE AS A NONPROFIT CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION; MEMBERSHIP; TERMS;
OFFICERS AND EXECUTIVE GROUPS; COMPENSATION (§ 2.2-2614)

A. The Citizens&#8217; Advisory Council on Furnishing and Interpreting the
Executive Mansion (the Council) is established as an advisory council in the
executive branch of state government to operate as a nonprofit charitable
organization. No part of the Council&#8217;s net earnings shall inure to the
benefit of any private individual nor shall it carry on propaganda or otherwise
attempt to influence legislation or participate in any political campaign on
behalf of any candidate for public office.

B. The Council shall not exceed 30 members, who shall be appointed by the
Governor. No employee of the Commonwealth or member of the General Assembly
shall be eligible for appointment as a member of the Council. All members shall
be deemed members-at-large charged with the responsibility of serving the best
interests of the whole Commonwealth and no member shall act as representative of
any particular region or of any particular agency or activity.

C. All appointments shall be for five-year terms. No member of the Council who
serves a full five-year term shall be eligible for reappointment, provided that
one year after the termination of his appointment, a member shall be eligible
for reappointment. All vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired term in the
same manner as the original appointments.

D. The spouse of the Governor, if any, shall be the honorary chairperson of the
Council. The Governor shall designate one member of the Council to serve as
chairman of an executive group, such executive group to be determined by the
Council, and to be composed of members of the Council. Other advisory and
cooperative groups may be appointed by the chairman. After the chairman has
served three years, the Council thereafter shall elect its chairman.

E. Members of the Council shall not receive any compensation or reimbursement of
expenses for their services.

HISTORY: 1973, c. 431, §§ 9-84.5, 9-84.6; 1985, c. 448; 2001, c. 844; 2013, c.
439.