2006 Code of Virginia § 15.2-2217 - Officers, employees and consultants; expenditures; rules and records; special surveys

15.2-2217. Officers, employees and consultants; expenditures; rules andrecords; special surveys.

The local planning commission shall elect from the appointed members achairman and a vice-chairman, whose terms shall be for one year. Ifauthorized by the governing body the commission may (i) create and fill suchother offices as it deems necessary; (ii) appoint such employees and staff asit deems necessary for its work; and (iii) contract with consultants for suchservices as it requires. The expenditures of the commission, exclusive ofgifts or grants, shall be within the amounts appropriated for such purpose bythe governing body.

The commission shall adopt rules for the transaction of business and shallkeep a record of its transactions which shall be a public record. Uponrequest of the commission, the governing body or other public officials may,from time to time, for the purpose of special surveys under the direction ofthe commission, assign or detail to it any members of the staffs of county ormunicipal administrative departments, or such governing body or other publicofficial may direct any such department employee to make for the commissionspecial surveys or studies requested by the local commission.

(Code 1950, 15-963.5; 1962, c. 407, 15.1-442; 1997, c. 587.)