15.2-808 - Tenure of county officers and employees; suspension or removal. - Virginia Statutes

§ 15.2-808. Tenure of county officers and employees; suspension or removal.

All such appointments shall be without definite term, unless for limited termappointments for temporary services not to exceed one year in duration,except as otherwise specifically provided for herein.

Any county officer or employee appointed pursuant to § 15.2-807 may besuspended or removed from office or employment either by the board or theofficer who appointed or employed him. In case of the absence or disabilityof any such officer, the board or other appointing power may designate someresponsible person to perform the duties of the office.

(Code 1950, § 15-384.23; 1960, c. 382; 1962, c. 623, § 15.1-735; 1968, c.797; 1987, c. 419; 1997, c. 587.)