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2007 SESSION
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 15.2-5204 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 15.2-5204. Members of commission; quorum; compensation; expenses; removal and vacancies.
A hospital or health center commission shall consist of the
following number of members based upon the number of political subdivisions
participating: for one political subdivision, five members; for two, six
members; for three, six members; for four, eight members; and for more than
four, one member for each of the participating subdivisions. The respective
members shall be appointed by the governing bodies of the subdivisions they
represent, may be members of such governing bodies, shall may be
residents of such subdivisions, and shall be appointed for such terms as the
appointing body designates. A member shall hold office until the earlier of the
effective date of his resignation or the date on which his successor has been
appointed and has qualified. Vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired term.
The powers of the commission conferred by this chapter shall be vested in and
exercised by the members in office. A majority of the members then in office
shall constitute a quorum. The commission shall elect its own chairman and
shall adopt rules and regulations for its own procedure and government. The
commission members may receive up to $50 for attendance at each commission
meeting, not to exceed $1,200 per year, and shall be paid their actual expenses
incurred in the performance of their duties. Any commission member may be
removed at any time by the governing body appointing him, and vacancies on the
commission shall be filled for the unexpired terms.
In any county having a population between 200,000 and 215,000, the number of commission members shall be seven and their terms may be staggered as the appointing body designates.