§ 5.5-52. Parties to the Western Virginia Regional Industrial Facility Authority agreement.

The initial members of the authority are:

Botetourt County, Virginia	Franklin County, Virginia
Roanoke County, Virginia	Roanoke City, Virginia
Salem City, Virginia	Town of Vinton, Virginia

 

and are authorized by the act to participate in this authority and shall each be called a "member locality" and collectively, the "member localities".

The governing body of each of the member localities shall appoint members to the authority pursuant to Section 15.2-6403(A) of the Act. Each of the member localities shall appoint two (2) members to the authority. The members of the board shall be elected in accordance with article IV hereof.

Each member locality may appoint two (2) alternate board members, to be selected in the same manner as board members and shall perform all duties including voting in the member's absence. Each board member, and alternate, of the authority before accepting their appointment and begin discharge of their office duties, shall take and subscribe to the oath prescribed in Code of Virginia, 1950, § 49-1, as amended.

At any time subsequent to the creation of this authority, the membership of the authority may, with the approval of the authority board, be expanded to include any locality within the region that would have been eligible to be an initial member. The governing body of a locality seeking to become a member shall evidence its intent to become a member by adopting an ordinance proposing to join the authority that conforms, to the requirements consistent with Code of Virginia, § 15.2-6402, clauses i, ii, iii and iv.

(Res. No. 1-10-2013, Art. II, 10-2-13; Res. No. 13-11-2013, Art. II, 11-19-13)

(Res. No. 1-10-2013, Art. II, 10-2-13; Res. No. 13-11-2013, Art. II, 11-19-13)