If the department of public works is established, the director of the department shall be a person who has training and experience in the management of the construction and maintenance of public projects. He shall exercise the powers conferred and perform the duties imposed by general law upon the county road engineer and in addition shall perform such other duties as may be imposed upon him by the board. He shall also have charge of the maintenance, construction and reconstruction of county roads and bridges, unless the maintenance, construction and reconstruction of such county roads and bridges have been assumed by the Commonwealth.
Code 1950, § 15-289; 1952, c. 168; 1962, c. 623, § 15.1-606; 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