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1999 SESSION
995103204Patrons-- Diamonstein, Barlow, Crittenden, Hamilton, Joannou, Jones, J.C., Melvin, Moss, Robinson and Williams; Senators: Maxwell, Miller, Y.B., Norment, Quayle, Schrock, Walker and Williams
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 62.1-129 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 62.1-129. Board of Commissioners; members and officers; Executive Director; agents and employees.
All powers, rights and duties conferred by this chapter, or other provisions of
law, upon the Authority shall be exercised by the Board of Commissioners of the
Virginia Port Authority, hereinafter referred to as Board or Board of
Commissioners. The Board shall consist of the State Treasurer, one resident of
the City of Newport News appointed by the Newport News City Council, one
resident of the City of Norfolk appointed by the Norfolk City
Council, one resident of the City of Portsmouth appointed
by the Portsmouth City Council, and eleven members appointed by the Governor,.
Gubernatorial appointees shall be subject to confirmation by the
General Assembly, who shall and serve at the pleasure of the Governor. The
terms of members of the Board of Commissioners appointed or reappointed by a
city council or by the Governor on or after January 1, 1981, shall be for five
years. Any city council or gubernatorial appointment to fill a vacancy shall be
for the unexpired term. Members of the Board shall receive their expenses and shall be
compensated at the rate provided in § 2.1-20.3 for each day spent on business
of the Board. No member appointed by a city council or the Governor shall be
eligible to serve more than two successive terms. A person heretofore or hereafter
appointed by a city council or the Governor to fill a vacancy may be appointed
to serve two additional terms. Beginning with those members of the Board of Commissioners
appointed or reappointed by the Governor on or after January 1, 1981: (i) appointments
shall be made by the Governor in such a manner as to ensure the widest possible
geographical representation of all parts of the Commonwealth, and (ii) no
resident of the Cities of Chesapeake, Hampton, Newport News, Norfolk,
Portsmouth, or Virginia Beach shall be eligible for appointment or
reappointment to the Board of Commissioners by the Governor if his appointment
or reappointment would increase or maintain the number of gubernatorially
appointed members of the Board of Commissioners residing
in such cities above the number of three. One of the members appointed or reappointed
by the Governor from the cities previously mentioned in this section shall be a
resident of the City of Portsmouth or the City of Chesapeake, one of the
members appointed or reappointed shall be a resident of the City of Norfolk or
the City of Virginia Beach, and one of the members appointed or reappointed
shall be a resident of the City of Newport News or the City of Hampton.
The Board shall elect from its membership a chairman and vice-chairman and may also elect from its membership, or appoint from its staff, a secretary and treasurer and prescribe their powers and duties.
The Board of Commissioners shall appoint the chief executive officer of the Authority, who shall not be a member of the Board, who shall be known as the Executive Director and who shall serve at the pleasure of the Board. The Executive Director's compensation from the Commonwealth shall be fixed by the Board in accordance with law. This compensation shall be established at a level which will enable the Authority to attract and retain a capable Executive Director.
The Board may also appoint from the staff an assistant secretary and an assistant treasurer, who shall, in addition to other duties, discharge such functions of the secretary and treasurer, respectively, as may be directed by the Board.