CODE OF VIRGINIA

MEMBERS OF AUTHORITY; CHAIRMAN; TERMS (§ 15.2-5802)

A. The Authority shall consist of nine members who shall be appointed by the
Governor, and the Governor shall designate one of the members as chairman. The
members of the Authority annually shall elect a vice-chairman from their
membership who shall perform the duties of the chairman in his absence. In
making appointments to the Authority, the Governor shall ensure that the
geographic areas of the Commonwealth are represented; however, in the event a
major league baseball stadium is proposed, at least four members of the
Authority shall be residents of the county or city in which the facility is
proposed to be located. The appointments of the members by the Governor shall be
confirmed in accordance with § 2.2-107.

B. The term of a member of the Authority is four years. However, upon the
initial appointment of the members of the Authority, the terms of the members
shall be staggered as follows: The initial term of three of the members shall be
four years; the initial term of three members shall be three years; and the
initial term of the remaining three members shall be two years. The Governor
shall designate the term to be served by each appointee at the time of
appointment.At the end of a term, a member shall continue to serve until a
successor is appointed and qualifies. A member who is appointed after a term has
begun serves only for the rest of the term and until a successor is appointed
and qualifies. Upon the end of the term of a member, or upon the resignation or
removal of a member, the Governor shall appoint a member to the Authority. The
Governor may remove a member for cause in accordance with § 2.2-108. The
members of the Authority shall receive no compensation for their services, but a
member may be reimbursed by the Authority for reasonable expenses actually
incurred in the performance of the duties of that office.

HISTORY: 1992, c. 823, § 15.1-227.72; 1995, cc. 613, 629; 1997, c. 587.