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2001 SESSION

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CHAPTER 163 An Act to amend and reenact §§ 10.1-2003, 10.1-2004, 10.1-2007, and 10.1-2008 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Board of Trustees of the Virginia Museum of Natural History. [H 2627] Approved March 13, 2001

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That §§ 10.1-2003, 10.1-2004, 10.1-2007, and 10.1-2008 of the Code of Virginia are amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 10.1-2003. Terms of members; vacancies.

The members of the Board shall be appointed for terms of five years each, except that the initial appointments to the Board shall be for such terms of less than five years as may be necessary to stagger the expiration of terms so that the terms of not more than seven members expire in any one year. Members of the Board may be suspended or removed by the Governor at his pleasure and the unexpired term of any member shall lapse upon his failure for any reason to attend four consecutive regular meetings of the Board. The initial appointments of members for terms of less than five years shall be deemed appointments to fill vacancies. No person shall be eligible to serve for or during more than two successive terms; however, any person appointed to fill a vacancy may be eligible for two additional successive terms after the term of the vacancy for which he was appointed has expired. The members of the Board shall receive no salaries.

§ 10.1-2004. Annual meeting; Officers of Board; executive committee.

The Board shall designate one regular meeting to be held annually each fiscal year. At each regular annual meeting, the Board shall select a chairman and a vice-chairman from its membership, and under rules adopted by itself may elect one of its members as vice-chairman. It shall elect one of its members as secretary appoint an executive committee to consist of not less than three nor more than five of its membership, including the chairman and vice-chairman for the transaction of business in the recess of the Board.

§ 10.1-2007. Meetings of Board.

The Board shall establish a regular meeting schedule and may meet at such other times as it deems appropriate and or on upon call of the chairman, when in his opinion a meetings meeting are is expedient or necessary.

§ 10.1-2008. Quorum of Board.

Thirteen A simple majority of the members of the Board then serving shall constitute a quorum. In absence of a quorum, and provided that the chairman or vice-chairman and at least two other members of the Board are present, a meeting may proceed to receive information, but not take any action upon, items listed on the meeting agenda distributed in advance to the full membership.