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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>348620</law_id><section_number>15.2-516</section_number><catch_line>Duties of county executive</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="46" identifier="15.2">Counties, Cities and Towns</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="I">General Provisions; Charters; Other Forms and Organization of Counties</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="5" identifier="5">County Executive Form of Government</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="2" identifier="2">General Powers; County Executive Form</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>The <span class="dictionary">county</span> executive shall be the administrative head of the <span class="dictionary">county</span>. He shall attend all meetings of the board and recommend such action as he deems expedient. He shall be responsible to the board for the proper administration of the affairs of the <span class="dictionary">county</span> which the board has authority to control.<br/><br/>		He shall also:</p></section>
						<section id="1"><p><span class="prefix-number">1.</span> Make monthly reports to the board on matters of administration, and keep the board fully advised as to the <span class="dictionary">county</span>&#x2019;s financial condition. <a id="paragraph-1299767" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/15.2-516/#1"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="2"><p><span class="prefix-number">2.</span> Submit to the board a proposed annual budget, with his recommendations, and execute the budget as finally adopted. <a id="paragraph-1299768" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/15.2-516/#2"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="3"><p><span class="prefix-number">3.</span> Execute and enforce all board resolutions and <span class="dictionary">orders</span> and see that all <span class="dictionary">laws</span> of the Commonwealth required to be enforced through the board or some other <span class="dictionary">county</span> officer subject to the control of the board are faithfully executed. <a id="paragraph-1299769" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/15.2-516/#3"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="4"><p><span class="prefix-number">4.</span> Examine regularly the books and papers of every officer and department of the <span class="dictionary">county</span> and report to the board on their condition. <a id="paragraph-1299770" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/15.2-516/#4"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="5"><p><span class="prefix-number">5.</span> Perform such other duties as may be required of him by the board, and as may be otherwise required of him by <span class="dictionary">law</span>. <a id="paragraph-1299771" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/15.2-516/#5"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>Code 1950, &#xA7; 15-285; 1960, c. 513; 1962, c. 623, &#xA7; 15.1-602; 1997, c. 587.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
