A. The Governor and all officers of the Commonwealth shall receive annually for their services such salaries as are fixed by law.
B. The Governor may employ the necessary administrative assistants, including a chief of staff, and fix their salaries within the limitation of funds appropriated for executive control of the Commonwealth. Any chief of staff appointed by the Governor shall be confirmed by a majority of the members in each house of the General Assembly.
C. The Governor may employ the staff required to perform necessary services in the operation of the Executive Mansion.
Code 1950, §§ 2-34, 14-9 to 14-16, 14-18 to 14-26; 1962, c. 356; 1964, c. 386, § 14.1-12; 1966, cc. 55, 677, § 2.1-38; 1968, cc. 223, 562; 1970, cc. 262, 759; 1977, c. 672; 1984, cc. 104, 750, 779; 1998, c. 872; 2001, c. 844.
Structure Code of Virginia
Title 2.2 - Administration of Government
§ 2.2-100. Salaries of Governor and other officers; administrative assistants
§ 2.2-101. Clerical forces and office expenses of Governor
§ 2.2-102. Personal staff as commander in chief
§ 2.2-104. Delegation of powers
§ 2.2-105. Appointments to office; effect of refusal to confirm by the General Assembly
§ 2.2-106. Appointment of agency heads; disclosure of resumes; severance
§ 2.2-108. Removal of members of certain boards, commissions, etc.
§ 2.2-109.01. Signed statements required from appointees
§ 2.2-110. Officers of Commonwealth and its institutions to make reports to Governor
§ 2.2-111. Suits, actions, etc., by Governor
§ 2.2-112. To whom return on warrant of Governor to be made
§ 2.2-113. Temporary suspension of state mandates
§ 2.2-114. Coordination of official communications with federal and foreign governments
§ 2.2-115. Commonwealth's Development Opportunity Fund
§ 2.2-115.1. COVID-19 Relief Fund
§ 2.2-116. Service on board of national tobacco trust entity
§ 2.2-117. Governor to administer anti-crime partnership program
§ 2.2-120. Powers with respect to state-owned motor vehicles
§ 2.2-122. Commercial use of seals of the Commonwealth
§ 2.2-123. Authority over rooms and space in public buildings
§ 2.2-124. Regulation of athletic leaves of absence
§ 2.2-125. Governor authorized to accept certain property from Confederate Memorial Literary Society
§ 2.2-126. Disposition of official correspondence
§ 2.2-129. Reorganization plans
§ 2.2-130. Contents of reorganization plans
§ 2.2-131. Limitation on powers
§ 2.2-132. Approval by the General Assembly; effective date; publication
§ 2.2-133. Effect on other laws, pending legal proceedings, and unexpended appropriations
§ 2.2-134. Authority to create gubernatorial commissions