Under the county manager plan all of the legislative powers of the county, however conferred or possessed by it, shall be vested in a board of five members to be known as the county board ("the board"). The members of the board shall be elected in the manner hereinafter provided for terms of four years. The board shall elect one of its members as chairman, who shall preside over its meetings. The chairman shall be elected by the board annually and any vacancy in the office shall be filled by the board for the unexpired term. The chairman has the same powers and duties as other members of the board with a vote but no veto and is the official head of the county. With the exception of those officers whose election is provided for by popular vote in Article VII, Section 4 of the Constitution of Virginia, board members shall be the only elective county officials. The board shall be a body corporate and as such has the right to sue and be sued in the same manner as is now provided by law for boards of supervisors.
Code 1950, § 15-350; 1962, c. 623, § 15.1-674; 1971, Ex. Sess., c. 1; 1997, c. 587.
Structure Code of Virginia
Title 15.2 - Counties, Cities and Towns
Chapter 7 - County Manager Plan of Government
§ 15.2-700. Title of plan; applicability of chapter
§ 15.2-701. Adoption of county manager plan
§ 15.2-702. County board; membership, terms, chairman, etc.
§ 15.2-703. Interference by members of board in appointments and removals of personnel
§ 15.2-704. Appointment of clerk of board; powers and duties; obligations and penalties
§ 15.2-705. Election of members of board; filling vacancies
§ 15.2-705.1. Instant runoff voting
§ 15.2-706. Duties of county manager; compensation; appointment of officers and employees
§ 15.2-707. Bonds of county officers and employees
§ 15.2-709. Investigation of county officers or employees
§ 15.2-709.1. Applicant preemployment information in Arlington County
§ 15.2-711. Certification and payment of payrolls
§ 15.2-712. Certification and payment of certain vouchers
§ 15.2-713. Means of transferring funds
§ 15.2-714. Depository for county funds
§ 15.2-715. Abolition of offices and distribution of duties
§ 15.2-716.1. Board of Equalization
§ 15.2-717. Time in which to contest real property assessments
§ 15.2-718. Postponement of payment of certain assessments
§ 15.2-719. Immobilization, etc., of certain vehicles
§ 15.2-719.1. Naming U.S. Route 29
§ 15.2-720. Employee salary reduction agreements
§ 15.2-720.1. Employee benefits; residence in county
§ 15.2-721. Civil service commission
§ 15.2-723. Grievances by police officers
§ 15.2-724. Choice of powers where sanitary district involved
§ 15.2-725. Commission on human rights; subpoena requests
§ 15.2-726. Acquisition of easements
§ 15.2-727. Payment of certain assessments
§ 15.2-728. Title insurance for county real estate
§ 15.2-729. Relocation assistance programs
§ 15.2-730. Civil penalties for violations of zoning ordinance
§ 15.2-731. Retirement benefits for part-time employees
§ 15.2-732. Peddlers; itinerant merchants
§ 15.2-733. Summons for violations of litter control ordinances
§ 15.2-734. Purchase, sale, exchange, or lease of real property
§ 15.2-736. State benefits for certain employees
§ 15.2-737. Tenant relocation payments
§ 15.2-738. Modification of grievance procedure
§ 15.2-739. Diversion of certain waters
§ 15.2-740. Authority to impose assessments for local improvements; purposes
§ 15.2-741. Regulation of child-care services and facilities in certain counties
§ 15.2-742. Lighting level regulation
§ 15.2-743. Fee for certain vacations, encroachments, and abandonments
§ 15.2-745. Ordinance for installment collection of taxes
§ 15.2-746. Board possesses general power of management
§ 15.2-747. Board may prohibit and penalize acts which are misdemeanors under state law
§ 15.2-748. Annexation by city
§ 15.2-749. Certain referenda in certain counties
§ 15.2-750. Board may accept dedication of rights to develop real property