§ 63.2-304 — How local board of a city is constituted

Virginia § 63.2-304

• Jurisdiction: Virginia
• Title 63.2: WELFARE (SOCIAL SERVICES)
• Subtitle I: GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO SOCIAL SERVICES
• Ch. 3: LOCAL SOCIAL SERVICES
• Art. 1: LOCAL BOARDS OF SOCIAL SERVICES

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The local board serving a single city shall be, at the discretion of the city council, either a local government official or a local board consisting of five members appointed by the city council of such city in accordance with the provisions of § 63.2-301. The city council may appoint one of its members to the local board. When a member of the city council who was appointed as a member of the local board ceases to be a member of the city council, his office as a member of the local board shall also be vacated and another member of the city council may be appointed to fill the vacancy.

If a local government official constitutes the local board, he may designate a senior staff person in the local department to act in his behalf, in his absence, with respect to approving, cancelling or changing grants made under the provisions of this title.

Legislative History

Code 1950, § 63-53.1; 1952, c. 409; 1956, c. 126; 1958, c. 195; 1968, c. 578, § 63.1-43; 1977, c. 36; 2002, c. 747; 2006, cc. 84, 158.