GOVERNOR'S RECOMMENDATION

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to be appointed by the region's city councils from nominees submitted by the Board.

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of whom shall be appointed by their respective city councils as follows: two members for the City of Norfolk, one member for the City of Virginia Beach, and one member appointed by the following city councils in a rotating manner beginning with the City of Chesapeake, the City of Hampton, the City of Portsmouth, the City of Suffolk, and the City of Newport News.

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     Effective June 30, 2009, as terms expire on the Board among those members previously appointed by the region's city councils, the Commonwealth's three appointing bodies shall make appointments in a rotating manner, in the following order: in 2009, two Governor's appointments and two Senate appointments; and in 2010, three House of Delegates appointments. In 2011, four appointments shall be made by the region's city councils as previously described. Thereafter, all Board appointments will be made by the initial appointing body. Any vacancy that occurs prior to the completion of the term shall be appointed by the appointing authority, for the remainder of the term only.