                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

CAPITOL SQUARE PRESERVATION COUNCIL; MEMBERSHIP; TERMS; COMPENSATION AND
EXPENSES; QUORUM; &#8220;CAPITOL SQUARE&#8221; DEFINED (§ 30-193)

A. The Capitol Square Preservation Council (the Council) is established in the
legislative branch of state government. The Council shall consist of 13 members
as follows: three members appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates,
after consideration of the lists of nominations provided by the governing bodies
of The Garden Club of Virginia, the Historic Richmond Foundation, and
Preservation Virginia, if any; two members appointed by the Senate Committee on
Rules, after consideration of the lists of nominations provided by the governing
bodies of the Virginia Society of the American Institute of Architects and the
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, if any; five nonlegislative citizen members
appointed by the Governor, two after consideration of the lists of nominations
provided by the governing bodies of the Virginia Chapter of the American Society
of Landscape Architects and the Virginia Historical Society, if any, one from
the membership of the Citizens&#8217; Advisory Council on Furnishing and
Interpreting the Executive Mansion, and two citizens at large; the Secretary of
Administration or his designee; and the Clerks of the House of Delegates and the
Senate, who shall serve ex officio with voting privileges. Nonlegislative
citizen members shall be citizens of the Commonwealth.

B. A personnel committee of the Council is established, consisting of the Clerk
of the House of Delegates, the Clerk of the Senate, the Secretary of
Administration, and the chairman of the Council or their designees. The
personnel committee shall establish the personnel policies for the Chief
Administrative Officer of the Council employed pursuant to &#xA7; 30-194. The
Chief Administrative Officer shall report to the personnel committee regarding
proposed projects and activities and shall seek the prior approval of the
personnel committee for personnel expenditures related to such projects and
activities.

C. Following the initial staggering of terms, all appointments to the Council
shall be for terms of three years, except any legislative member appointed shall
serve a term coincident with his terms of office. Vacancies occurring other than
by expiration of a term shall be filled for the unexpired term in the same
manner as the original appointment. No member shall be eligible to serve more
than two successive three-year terms, except any legislative member appointed
may be reappointed for successive terms without limitation. However, after
expiration of a term of three years or less, or after the expiration of the
remainder of a term to which he was appointed to fill a vacancy, two additional
terms may be served by such member if appointed thereto.

D. The members of the Council shall elect from among its membership a chairman
and a vice-chairman for two-year terms. The chairman and vice-chairman may not
succeed themselves to the same position. The Council shall hold meetings
quarterly, or upon the call of the chairman. A majority of the members of the
Council shall constitute a quorum.

E. Members of the Council shall not receive compensation, but shall be
reimbursed for all reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in the performance
of their duties as provided in &#xA7;&#xA7; 2.2-2813 and 2.2-2825. Funding for
the costs of expenses of the members shall be provided from existing
appropriations to the Council.

F. For the purposes of this article, &#8220;Capitol Square&#8221; means the
grounds and the interior and exterior of all buildings in that area in the City
of Richmond bounded by Bank, Governor, Broad, and Ninth Streets. The term also
includes the exterior of all state buildings that are at least 50 years old and
bordering the boundary streets. The term does not include the interiors of the
General Assembly Building, the Washington Building, the Jefferson Building, or
the Governor&#8217;s Mansion.

HISTORY: 2002, c. 491; 2004, c. 1000; 2012, cc. 803, 835; 2018, cc. 526, 527.