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The general manager shall appoint all other agents and employees of the commission, except as otherwise provided in \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Officers of commission\" href=\"\/21-238\/\">21-238<\/a>, dismiss them, fix their salaries or remuneration within the limits authorized by the commission, assign their positions and titles, define their respective powers and duties, and require them, or any of them, to give <span class=\"dictionary\">bond<\/span> payable to the Commonwealth of Virginia in such <span class=\"dictionary\">penalty<\/span> as shall be fixed by the commission, conditioned upon the faithful discharge of their duties.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nAGENTS AND EMPLOYEES OF COMMISSION (\u00a7 21-257)\n\nThe commission is authorized to appoint a general manager for the district,\nprescribe his duties and fix his salary, such general manager to be responsible\nto the commission and to serve at its pleasure. The general manager shall\nappoint all other agents and employees of the commission, except as otherwise\nprovided in \u00a7 21-238, dismiss them, fix their salaries or remuneration within\nthe limits authorized by the commission, assign their positions and titles,\ndefine their respective powers and duties, and require them, or any of them, to\ngive bond payable to the Commonwealth of Virginia in such penalty as shall be\nfixed by the commission, conditioned upon the faithful discharge of their\nduties.\n\nHISTORY: 1946, p. 359; Michie Suppl. 1946, \u00a7 1560iii11.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}