15.2-602 - Powers vested in board of supervisors; election and terms of members; vacancies. - Virginia Statutes

§ 15.2-602. Powers vested in board of supervisors; election and terms ofmembers; vacancies.

The powers of the county as a body politic and corporate shall be vested in aboard of supervisors ("the board"), to consist of not fewer than three normore than nine members to be elected by the qualified voters of the county atlarge, or solely by the qualified voters of the respective magisterial orelection district of which the member is a qualified voter, plus oneadditional member elected at large, depending upon the result of the electionheld upon the questions submitted to the voters pursuant to § 15.2-603. Thereshall be on the board for each magisterial or election district at least onemember, and he shall be a qualified voter of such district, except ashereinabove provided.

The supervisors first elected shall hold office until January 1 following thenext regular election provided by general law for the election ofsupervisors. At such election their successors shall be elected for terms offour years each.

Any vacancy on the board shall be filled as provided in § 24.2-228.

(Code 1950, § 15-306; 1962, c. 623, § 15.1-623; 1966, cc. 255, 531; 1971, Ex.Sess., c. 65; 1981, c. 91; 1982, c. 32; 1997, c. 587.)