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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 3 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1954, chapter 573; in 1968, chapter 578; in 2002, chapter 747<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1497979,"object_type":"law","relational_id":375634,"identifier":"63.2-331","token":"63.2\/I\/3\/2\/63.2-331","url":"\/63.2-331\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/63.2-331\/","token":"63.2\/I\/3\/2\/63.2-331","dublin_core":{"Title":"Counties with special forms of government","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 63.2-331","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

In any county having a special form of government under which the governing body of the county would be the appointing authority of the local board<\/span>, local director<\/span>, and local employees, the governing body may, subject to the personnel standards and regulations of the Board, authorize the local board<\/span> to exercise the powers relating to the employment of the local director<\/span> and other employees required to administer this title in such county and the fixing of their compensation or authorize the local board<\/span> to exercise such powers insofar as they relate to the local director<\/span> and the local director<\/span> to exercise such powers insofar as they relate to other employees required to administer this title in such county.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCOUNTIES WITH SPECIAL FORMS OF GOVERNMENT (\u00a7 63.2-331)\n\nIn any county having a special form of government under which the governing body\nof the county would be the appointing authority of the local board, local\ndirector, and local employees, the governing body may, subject to the personnel\nstandards and regulations of the Board, authorize the local board to exercise\nthe powers relating to the employment of the local director and other employees\nrequired to administer this title in such county and the fixing of their\ncompensation or authorize the local board to exercise such powers insofar as\nthey relate to the local director and the local director to exercise such powers\ninsofar as they relate to other employees required to administer this title in\nsuch county.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 63-85; 1954, c. 573; 1968, c. 578, \u00a7 63.1-67; 2002, c.\n747.","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"}}