General Powers; County Executive Form

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This is Article 2 of the Code of Virginia, titled “General Powers; County Executive Form.” It is part of Chapter 5 “County Executive Form of Government”, which is part of Subtitle I “General Provisions; Charters; Other Forms and Organization of Counties”, which is part of Title 15.2 “Counties, Cities and Towns”. It contains 15 laws.

It’s comprised of the following 15 sections.

§ 15.2-504	General powers of board
§ 15.2-504.1	Lighting level regulation
§ 15.2-505	Appointment by certain localities of members of certain boards, authorities and commissions
§ 15.2-506	Investigation of county officers
§ 15.2-507	Organization of departments
§ 15.2-508	Designation of officers to perform certain duties
§ 15.2-509	County executive appointed by board
§ 15.2-510	Tenure of office; removal
§ 15.2-511	Disability of executive
§ 15.2-512	Appointment of officers and employees; recommendations by county executive; discussions with board
§ 15.2-513	Term, removal and disability of officers and employees
§ 15.2-514	Compensation of officers and employees
§ 15.2-515	Restrictions on activities of former officers and employees
§ 15.2-516	Duties of county executive
§ 15.2-517	Executive may also be department head