The county executive shall not be appointed for a definite tenure, but may be removed at the pleasure of the board. If the board determines to remove the county executive, he shall be given, if he so demands, a written statement of the reasons alleged for the proposed removal and the right to a hearing thereon at a public meeting of the board prior to the date on which his final removal takes effect. Pending and during such hearing, the board may suspend him from office, provided that the period of suspension be limited to thirty days. The action of the board in suspending or removing the county executive is not subject to review.
Code 1950, § 15-279; 1962, c. 623, § 15.1-596; 1997, c. 587.
Structure Code of Virginia
Title 15.2 - Counties, Cities and Towns
Chapter 5 - County Executive Form of Government
§ 15.2-500. Title of form; applicability of chapter
§ 15.2-501. Adoption of county executive form
§ 15.2-502. Powers vested in board of county supervisors; election and terms of members; vacancies
§ 15.2-504. General powers of board
§ 15.2-504.1. Lighting level regulation
§ 15.2-506. Investigation of county officers
§ 15.2-507. Organization of departments
§ 15.2-508. Designation of officers to perform certain duties
§ 15.2-509. County executive appointed by board
§ 15.2-510. Tenure of office; removal
§ 15.2-511. Disability of executive
§ 15.2-513. Term, removal and disability of officers and employees
§ 15.2-514. Compensation of officers and employees
§ 15.2-515. Restrictions on activities of former officers and employees
§ 15.2-516. Duties of county executive
§ 15.2-517. Executive may also be department head
§ 15.2-518. Departments of the county
§ 15.2-519. Department of finance; director; general duties
§ 15.2-520. Department of Finance; expenditures and accounts
§ 15.2-521. Same; powers of commissioners of revenue; real estate reassessments
§ 15.2-522. Same; powers of county treasurer; deposit of moneys
§ 15.2-523. Same; claims against counties; accounts
§ 15.2-524. Same; director as purchasing agent
§ 15.2-525. Same; obligations of chief assessing officer
§ 15.2-526. Department of public works
§ 15.2-527. Department of social services
§ 15.2-528. Department of law enforcement
§ 15.2-529. Appointment of county attorney
§ 15.2-530. Powers and duties of sheriff
§ 15.2-531. Department of education
§ 15.2-532. Terms of school boards
§ 15.2-533. Elected school boards
§ 15.2-534. Department of health
§ 15.2-535. Department of assessments
§ 15.2-536. Selection of clerk, attorney and sheriff
§ 15.2-537. Officers not affected by adoption of plan
§ 15.2-538. Examination and audit of accounts and books
§ 15.2-539. Submission of budget by executive; hearings; notice; adoption