                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

MEMBERSHIP; TERMS; QUORUM; MEETINGS (§ 2.2-2699.10)

A. The Council shall have a total membership of 27 members that shall consist of
21 nonlegislative citizen members and six ex officio members. Nonlegislative
citizen members shall be appointed by the Governor. The Secretaries of Natural
and Historic Resources, Commerce and Trade, Agriculture and Forestry, Health and
Human Resources, Education, and Transportation, or their designees, including
their agency representatives, shall serve ex officio with nonvoting privileges.
Nonlegislative citizen members of the Council shall be residents of the
Commonwealth and shall include representatives of (i) American Indian tribes,
(ii) community-based organizations, (iii) the public health sector, (iv)
nongovernmental organizations, (v) civil rights organizations, (vi) institutions
of higher education, and (vii) communities impacted by an industrial,
governmental, or commercial operation, program, or policy.
			Ex officio members of the Council shall serve terms coincident with their
terms of office. Appointments to fill vacancies, other than by expiration of a
term, shall be for the unexpired terms. Vacancies shall be filled in the same
manner as the original appointments. After the initial staggering of terms,
nonlegislative citizen members shall be appointed for a term of four years.

B. The Council shall elect a chairperson and vice-chairperson annually from
among the membership of the Council. A majority of the members shall constitute
a quorum. The meetings of the Council shall be held at the call of the
chairperson or whenever the majority of the members so request.

C. The Council shall meet quarterly and shall establish a meeting schedule on an
annual basis. When possible, the location of the meetings shall rotate among
different geographic regions. When possible, meetings shall be broadcast on the
Internet or via teleconference. Each meeting shall include an in-person public
comment component.
			The Council may provide for the creation of subcommittees. Any subcommittee
meetings shall be scheduled with notification to the full Council.

HISTORY: 2020, cc. 113, 1274; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 401.