CODE OF VIRGINIA

BOARD POSSESSES GENERAL POWER OF MANAGEMENT (§ 15.2-746)

The board shall have, possess, and exercise the general management of the
affairs of the county, and, in addition to such powers and duties as are
designated and imposed by this chapter, shall exercise and perform all of the
powers and duties now authorized or imposed by general law or special act on the
board of supervisors of such county insofar as they are not inconsistent with
the provisions of this chapter. The board shall also have all the powers
conferred by general law on city councils.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 15-356; 1962, c. 623, § 15.1-689; 1997, c. 587.