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2020 SESSION
20102239DBe it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 33.2-2901 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 33.2-2901. Creation of the Richmond Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
There is hereby created a political subdivision and public
body corporate and politic of the Commonwealth to be known as the Richmond
Metropolitan Transportation Authority, to be governed by a board of directors
consisting of 16 members appointed as follows: five members to be appointed by
the Board of Supervisors of Chesterfield County for terms of four years from
the date of appointment; five members to be appointed by the Board of
Supervisors of Henrico County for terms of four years from the date of
appointment; five four
members to be appointed by the Mayor of the City of Richmond with the approval
of the City Council of the City of Richmond
(Council) for terms of four years from the date of
appointment; one member of the Council appointed by the president of the
Council for a term of four years from the date of appointment;
and one ex officio member from the Commonwealth Transportation Board to be
appointed by the Commissioner of Highways. Any of the three localities may, in
its discretion, appoint as one of its Board members an elected officeholder who
is a member of the governing body of that locality. Vacancies in the membership
of the board of directors shall be filled in the same manner as the original
appointment for the unexpired portion of the term. The board of directors so
appointed shall enter upon the performance of its duties and shall initially
and annually elect a chairman and a vice-chairman from its membership and shall
also elect annually a secretary or secretary-treasurer, who need not be a
member of the board of directors. The chairman, or in his absence the
vice-chairman, shall preside at all meetings of the board of directors, and in
the absence of both the chairman and vice-chairman, the board of directors
shall elect a chairman pro tempore who shall preside at such meetings. Nine
directors shall constitute a quorum, and all action by the board of directors
shall require the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors present and
voting. The members of the board of directors shall be entitled to
reimbursement for expenses incurred in attendance upon meetings of the board of
directors or while otherwise engaged in the discharge of their duties, and each
member shall also be paid the sum of $50 per day for each day or portion
thereof during which he is engaged in the performance of his duties. Such
expenses and compensation shall be paid out of the treasury of the Authority in
such manner as shall be prescribed by the Authority. No member of the Board
shall receive health insurance, dental insurance, retirement benefits, or other
such benefits as compensation for his service on the Board.
2. That the first vacancy on the Richmond Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Authority) occurring on or after July 1, 2020, due to the resignation or expiration of the term of a member of the Authority appointed by the Mayor of Richmond shall be filled by a member of the City Council of the City of Richmond appointed pursuant to this act.