The board shall appoint, upon the recommendation of the county executive, all officers and employees in the administrative service of the county except as otherwise provided in § 15.2-535 and except as the board may authorize the head of a department or office to appoint subordinates in such department or office. However, in appointing the county school board no recommendation by the county executive shall be required. All appointments shall be based on the ability, training and experience of the appointees which are relevant to the work which they are to perform.
The county executive shall have the right to take part in all discussions and to present his views on all matters coming before the board. The attorney for the Commonwealth, the sheriff and the directors or heads of the departments shall be entitled to present their views on matters relating to their respective departments.
Code 1950, § 15-281; 1962, c. 623, § 15.1-598; 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