63.2-304 - How local board of a city is constituted.

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

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

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

(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.)