§ 15.2-824. Appointment of members of certain boards, authorities andcommissions.

A. Notwithstanding the provisions of §§ 15.2-837, 15.2-855, 15.2-2212,15.2-5113, 15.2-5703 and 36-11, the board may establish different terms ofoffice for initial and subsequent appointments of (i) the commissioners ofany county redevelopment and housing authority created pursuant to theHousing Authorities Law (§§ 36-1 through 36-55.6), (ii) the members of anycounty authority created pursuant to the Park Authorities Act (§ 15.2-5700 etseq.), (iii) the members of the county planning commission, (iv) the membersof the county school board, (v) any commissions created pursuant to §15.2-823 and (vi) the members of any county water or sewer authority createdpursuant to § 15.2-5102.

Such different terms of office for such authorities, boards and commissionsshall be for fixed terms, and such different terms of office may include, butare not limited to, terms of either two or four years and terms that extenduntil July 1 of the year following the year in which there is a regularelection provided by general law for the election of supervisors. If theboard establishes different terms of office pursuant to this section, suchnew terms shall affect future appointments to such offices and shall notaffect the existing terms of any commissioner or member then serving inoffice. This section shall not affect the removal of any member of anauthority, board or commission for incompetency, neglect of duty or misuse ofoffice pursuant to provisions of general law.

B. Notwithstanding the provisions of §§ 15.2-5113 and 36-11, the board mayappoint as many as eleven persons as (i) commissioners of any countyredevelopment and housing authority created pursuant to the HousingAuthorities Law and (ii) members of any county water or sewer authoritycreated pursuant to § 15.2-5102.

(1989, c. 355, § 15.1-765.1; 1992, c. 524; 1997, c. 587.)