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2009 SESSION
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 2.2-2329 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 2.2-2329. Board of directors; members and officers; executive director.
A. The Authority shall be governed by a board of directors
consisting of 17 18 nonlegislative members appointed as follows:
four members to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates; two
members to be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules; and 11 12
members to be appointed by the Governor as follows: (i) three persons who are
retired General Officers or Department of Defense Senior Executive Service
members representing the United States Armed Forces or the Department of
Defense, (ii) four persons representing civic interests in the regions of
Central Virginia, Southwestern Virginia, Northern Virginia, and Hampton Roads,
(iii) one person representing higher education, (iv) two persons with
experience in commercial real estate and public financing, and (v) the
Adjutant General of Virginia, and (vi) the Secretary of Commerce and Trade.
B. With the exception of initial staggered terms and the appointment
of the Adjutant General of Virginia and the Secretary of Commerce and Trade,
who shall serve a terms coincident with his their terms
of office, all appointments shall be for six years. Any appointment to fill a
vacancy on the Board shall be made for the unexpired term of the member whose
death, resignation or removal created the vacancy.
C. The Board shall annually elect one of its members as
chairman and another as vice-chairman. The chairman or, in his absence, the
vice-chairman shall preside at all meetings of the Board. Meetings of the Board
shall be held at the call of the chairman or of any seven members. Eight
Nine members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of the
Authority's business, and no vacancy in the membership shall impair the right
of a quorum to exercise all the rights and perform all the duties of the
Authority.
D. The members of the Board shall be entitled to reimbursement for their reasonable travel, meal, and lodging expenses incurred in attending the meetings of the Board or while otherwise engaged in the discharge of their duties. Such expenses shall be paid out of the treasury of the Authority upon vouchers signed by the chairman of the Board or by such other person designated by the Board for this purpose.
E. The Board may employ an Executive Director of the Authority, who shall serve at the pleasure of the Board, to direct the day-to-day operations and activities of the Authority and carry out the powers and duties conferred upon him by the Board. The Executive Director and employees of the Authority shall be compensated in the manner provided by the Board and shall not be subject to the provisions of the Virginia Personnel Act (§ 2.2-2900 et seq.).