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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>360594</law_id><section_number>36-13</section_number><catch_line>Selection of chairman and other officers, agents and employees</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="83" identifier="36">Housing</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="1">Housing Authorities Law</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="2" identifier="2">Commissioners, Officers, Agents and Employees</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>The governing body of the <span class="dictionary">city</span> or <span class="dictionary">county</span> shall designate which of the commissioners appointed shall be the first chairman, but when the office of the chairman of the <span class="dictionary">authority</span> thereafter becomes vacant, the <span class="dictionary">authority</span> shall select a chairman from among its commissioners. An <span class="dictionary">authority</span> shall select from among its commissioners a vice-chairman, and it may employ a secretary (who shall be executive director), technical experts and such other officers, agents and employees, permanent and temporary, as it may require, and shall determine their qualifications, duties and compensation.</p></section></text><history>1938, p. 450; Michie Code 1942, &#xA7; 3145(5); 1958, c. 82.</history><metadata><court_decisions><item key="0"><name>In Re Davis</name><case_number>90-3096</case_number><citation>936 F.2d 771</citation><date>1991-08-12</date><url>https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/563676/in-re-davis/</url><abstract> .&#x202F;.&#x202F;. 936 F.2d 771 .&#x202F;.&#x202F;. </abstract><court_html>Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit</court_html></item><item key="1"><name> .&#x202F;.&#x202F;. Virginia Innovation Sciences, Inc. v. Samsung Electronics .&#x202F;.&#x202F;. </name><case_number>Case No. 2:12cv548</case_number><citation>976 F. Supp. 2d 794</citation><date>2013-09-25</date><url>https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/8728792/virginia-innovation-sciences-inc-v-samsung-electronics-co/</url><abstract> .&#x202F;.&#x202F;. OPINION AND ORDER .&#x202F;.&#x202F;. </abstract><court_html>District Court, E.D. Virginia</court_html></item><item key="2"><name>Nos. 7341-7343</name><case_number>429_1</case_number><citation>242 F.2d 429</citation><date>1957-03-11</date><url>https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/241709/nos-7341-7343/</url><abstract> .&#x202F;.&#x202F;. 242 F.2d 429 .&#x202F;.&#x202F;. </abstract><court_html>Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit</court_html></item><item key="3"><name>United States v. James Jacobs</name><case_number>24-4287</case_number><citation></citation><date>2026-01-21</date><url>https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/10778862/united-states-v-james-jacobs/</url><abstract> .&#x202F;.&#x202F;. USCA4 Appeal: 24-4287      Doc: 45         Filed: 01/21/2026     Pg: 1 of 8 .&#x202F;.&#x202F;. </abstract><court_html>Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit</court_html></item><item key="4"><name>KMK Factoring, L.L.C. v. McKnew (In Re McKnew)</name><case_number>19-70584</case_number><citation>270 B.R. 593</citation><date>2001-11-02</date><url>https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1908096/kmk-factoring-llc-v-mcknew-in-re-mcknew/</url><abstract> .&#x202F;.&#x202F;. 270 B.R. 593 (2001) .&#x202F;.&#x202F;. </abstract><court_html>United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Virginia</court_html></item><item key="5"><name> .&#x202F;.&#x202F;. Appalachian Power Company v. Russell E. Train, as .&#x202F;.&#x202F;. </name><case_number>74-2096, 74-2188, 74-2196, 74-2236, 74-2263 to 74-2265, 74-2268 to 74-2270, 74- 2286, 74-2298, 74-2312, 74-2313, 74-2315, 74-2339 to 74-2341, 74-2343, 74-2365, 74-2366, 74-2396, 75-1014, 75-1021, 75-1022, 75-1047, 75-1074, 75-1078, 75-1091, 75-1094, 75-1095, 75-1198, 75-1199, 75-1201, 75-1223, 75-1255, 75-1345 to 75-1347, 75-1020, 75-1200 and 75-1203</case_number><citation>545 F.2d 1351</citation><date>1976-08-31</date><url>https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/340902/appalachian-power-company-v-russell-e-train-as-administrator/</url><abstract> .&#x202F;.&#x202F;. 545 F.2d 1351 .&#x202F;.&#x202F;. </abstract><court_html>Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit</court_html></item><item key="6"><name>Moody v. City of Newport News</name><case_number>Civil No. 4:14cv99</case_number><citation>193 F. Supp. 3d 530</citation><date>2016-06-16</date><url>https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/7320919/moody-v-city-of-newport-news/</url><abstract> .&#x202F;.&#x202F;. OPINION AND ORDER .&#x202F;.&#x202F;. </abstract><court_html>District Court, E.D. Virginia</court_html></item><item key="7"><name>Conner v. Schrader-Bridgeport</name><case_number>98-2055</case_number><citation></citation><date>2000-09-13</date><url>https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/2967284/conner-v-schrader-bridgeport/</url><abstract> .&#x202F;.&#x202F;. PUBLISHED .&#x202F;.&#x202F;. </abstract><court_html>Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit</court_html></item><item key="8"><name>Bradley v. School Board of City of Richmond, Virginia</name><case_number>9471_1</case_number><citation>345 F.2d 310</citation><date>1965-10-05</date><url>https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/267870/bradley-v-school-board-of-city-of-richmond-virginia/</url><abstract> .&#x202F;.&#x202F;. 345 F.2d 310 .&#x202F;.&#x202F;. </abstract><court_html>Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit</court_html></item><item key="9"><name>Cumberland Gaslight Co. v. West Virginia &amp; Maryland Gas Co.</name><case_number>No. 1,018</case_number><citation>188 F. 585</citation><date>1911-05-04</date><url>https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/8795548/cumberland-gaslight-co-v-west-virginia-maryland-gas-co/</url><abstract> .&#x202F;.&#x202F;. DAYTON, District Judge .&#x202F;.&#x202F;. </abstract><court_html>Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit</court_html></item></court_decisions></metadata></law>
