30-86 - Membership; terms; vacancies; chairman and vice-chairman; expenses; quorum. - Virginia Statutes

§ 30-86. Membership; terms; vacancies; chairman and vice-chairman; expenses;quorum.

A. JCOTS shall be composed of 12 members, seven of whom shall be appointed bythe Speaker of the House of Delegates from the membership thereof, inaccordance with the principles of proportional representation contained inthe Rules of the House of Delegates, and five of whom shall be appointed bythe Senate Committee on Rules from the membership of the Senate.

B. Members shall serve for terms coincident with their terms of office.Members may be reappointed for successive terms. Vacancies occurring otherthan by expiration of term shall be filled for the unexpired term. Vacanciesshall be filled in the same manner as the original appointments.

C. JCOTS members shall receive compensation as provided in § 30-19.12 andshall be reimbursed from funds appropriated or otherwise available to JCOTSfor reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of theirduties as provided in §§ 2.2-2813 and 2.2-2825.

D. Five members of JCOTS shall constitute a quorum. At the first meetingfollowing the adjournment sine die of the Regular Session in an even-numberedyear, JCOTS shall elect a chairman and vice-chairman from among itsmembership. A vacancy in either office shall be filled for the unexpired termin the same manner. Meetings of JCOTS shall be held at the call of thechairman or whenever members constituting a quorum so request.

(1997, c. 847; 2000, c. 1046; 2005, c. 322.)