                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

THE SENATOR FRANK M. RUFF, JR. CENTER FOR RURAL VIRGINIA BOARD OF TRUSTEES
ESTABLISHED; MEMBERSHIP; TERMS; VACANCIES; CHAIRMAN, VICE-CHAIRMAN, SECRETARY,
AND OTHER OFFICERS AS NECESSARY; QUORUM; MEETINGS (§ 2.2-2721)

A. The Center shall be governed by a board of trustees consisting of 21 members
that include six legislative members, 12 nonlegislative citizen members, and
three ex officio members to be appointed as follows: four members of the House
of Delegates, to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates in
accordance with the principles of proportional representation contained in the
Rules of the House of Delegates; two members of the Senate, to be appointed by
the Senate Committee on Rules; six nonlegislative citizen members to be
appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates; four nonlegislative citizen
members to be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules; and two nonlegislative
citizen members to be appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the
General Assembly. The Lieutenant Governor, or his designee, the Secretary of
Commerce and Trade, or his designee, and the Secretary of Agriculture and
Forestry, or his designee, shall serve ex officio with voting privileges.
Nonlegislative citizen members of the Board shall be citizens of the
Commonwealth of Virginia.

B. Legislative members and ex officio members shall serve terms coincident with
their terms of office. Initial appointments of nonlegislative citizen members
shall be staggered as follows: four members for a term of three years appointed
by the Speaker of the House of Delegates; two members for a term of two years
appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules; and one member for a term of two
years appointed by the Governor. Thereafter, nonlegislative citizen members
appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates or the Senate Committee on
Rules shall be appointed for a term of two years, and nonlegislative citizen
members appointed by the Governor shall be appointed for a term of four years.
Appointments to fill vacancies, other than by expiration of a term, shall be for
the unexpired terms. All members may be reappointed. However, no nonlegislative
citizen member appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates or the Senate
Committee on Rules shall serve more than four consecutive two-year terms, and no
nonlegislative citizen member appointed by the Governor shall serve more than
two consecutive four-year terms. The remainder of any term to which a member is
appointed to fill a vacancy shall not constitute a term in determining the
member&#8217;s eligibility for reappointment. Vacancies shall be filled in the
same manner as the original appointments.

C. The Board of Trustees shall elect a chairman, vice-chairman, secretary, and
such other officers as may be necessary from among its membership. A majority of
the members shall constitute a quorum. The meetings of the Board shall be held
at the call of the chairman or whenever the majority of the members so request.

HISTORY: 2004, cc. 938, 964; 2010, cc. 259, 628; 2014, cc. 392, 445.