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1995 SESSION
LD6282722Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 6.7 of Chapter 779 of the Acts of Assembly of 1993 is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 6.7. Department of police.
The police department shall be composed of a chief of police and such officers, patrol officers and other employees as the board of supervisors may determine. The powers and duties set forth in § 15.1-138 of the Code of Virginia shall apply to the police force. The chief of police shall be responsible for the immediate direction and control of the department. The chief of police shall promulgate rules and regulations for the department subject to state and county law, personnel policies of the county and Commonwealth, and generally accepted policy practices of the board of supervisors.
The chief of police shall be appointed by the board of supervisors on
recommendation of the county administrator. The chief shall
report to the county administrator. The chief of police can only be
dismissed by the board of supervisors.
2. That an emergency exists and this act is in force from its passage.