13.1-327 - Removal of officer. - Virginia Statutes

§ 13.1-327. Removal of officer.

Any member may bring charges of misconduct or incompetency against an officerby filing them with the secretary or president of the association, togetherwith a petition signed by ten per centum of the members requesting theremoval of the officer in question. The directors shall vote upon the removalof the officer at the first meeting of the board held after the hearing onthe charges, and the officer may be removed by a majority vote,notwithstanding any contract the officer may have with the association, whichshall terminate upon his removal anything in the contract to the contrarynotwithstanding. The officer against whom such charges are made shall beserved with a copy of the charges not less than ten days prior to themeeting, and shall have an opportunity at the meeting to be heard in personand by counsel, and to present evidence, and the persons making the chargesshall have the same opportunity.

(Code 1950, § 13-268; 1956, c. 428.)