                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE AUTHORITY (§ 23.1-2403)

A. The Authority shall be under the immediate supervision and direction of a
chief executive officer, subject to the policies and direction established by
the board. The chief executive officer may be the individual who holds the title
of Vice-President for Health Sciences of Virginia Commonwealth University, or
such other title as subsequently may be established by the board of visitors of
the University for the chief academic and administrative officer for the Health
Sciences Schools of the University. Notwithstanding any other provision of law
to the contrary, the selection and removal of the chief executive officer, and
the conditions of appointment, including salary, shall be made jointly by the
board and the board of visitors of the University at a joint meeting of the
board and the board of visitors of the University upon a vote of a majority of
the members of each board present and voting at the aforementioned joint
meeting, acting separately in accordance with applicable provisions of law.

B. In the event that a majority of the members of each board do not agree upon
the selection, removal, or conditions of appointment, including salary, of the
chief executive officer as provided in subsection A, then each board shall
appoint a committee of three members of its respective board to consider the
matter upon which the boards disagree. The selection, removal, or conditions of
appointment shall be made jointly by the two committees at a joint meeting of
the committees upon a vote by a majority of the members of each committee
present and voting at the joint meeting. In the event that a majority of the
members of each committee agree upon the selection, removal, or conditions of
appointment of the chief executive officer, then the decision shall be reported
to the board and the board of visitors of the University, each of which shall be
bound by the decision of the committees. In the event that a majority of the
members of each committee do not agree on the selection, removal, or conditions
of appointment of the chief executive officer within 30 days of the appointment
of the committees by each board, then the president of the University shall
decide upon the matter upon which the committees disagree. The president of the
University shall report his decision to both boards, each of which shall be
bound by the decision of the president.

C. The chief executive officer shall devote his full time to the performance of
his official duties and shall not be engaged in any other profession or
occupation.

D. The chief executive officer shall supervise and administer the operation of
the Authority in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.

HISTORY: 1996, cc. 905, 1046, § 23-50.16:7; 2000, c. 720; 2014, cc. 3, 456;
2016, c. 588; 2023, c. 734.