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1997 SESSION
977333456Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 2 as amended of Chapter 271 of the Acts of Assembly of 1966 is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 2. The Authority shall be composed of eleven members, two of whom shall
be licensed members of the medical profession, all of whom shall be appointed
by the city council. The terms of the members shall be four years and
staggered so that no more than six members shall be appointed every two years.
Any member may be reappointed. Members shall be compensated for their services
in the amount not in excess of $ 2,000 per
annum3,000 annually and shall be entitled to reimbursement for
necessary traveling and other expenses incurred while engaged in the
performance of their duties. Each member shall continue to hold office until
his successor has been appointed and qualified. The council shall have the
right to remove any member or officer, for malfeasance or misfeasance,
incompetency or gross neglect of duty. Vacancies shall be filled by
appointment of the council for unexpired terms, or in case of an increase in
the size of the Authority, filled by appointment of the council, which
appointments may be for an initial term less than four years. Members shall
take an appropriate oath of office and same shall be filed with the city clerk.
Members shall elect on an annual basis one of their number as chairman and
another as vice-chairman and shall also elect a secretary and treasurer for
terms to be determined by them, who may or may not be one of the members. The
same person may serve as both secretary and treasurer. The members shall make
such rules, regulations and bylaws for their own government and procedure as
they shall determine; they shall meet regularly at least once a month and may
hold such special meetings as they deem necessary.