Code of Virginia - Title 2.2 Administration Of Government - Section 2.2-5801 Delmarva Advisory Council; membership; jurisdiction meetings; compensation

§ 2.2-5801. Delmarva Advisory Council; membership; jurisdiction meetings; compensation

A. Upon enactment of similar legislation by the states of Maryland and Delaware, the Delmarva Advisory Council shall be established as a regional advisory council for the Delmarva Peninsula. The Council shall be concerned with all of the Delmarva Peninsula south of the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal. Such jurisdiction shall include all of Kent and Sussex Counties and a portion of New Castle County in Delaware; all of the Counties of Kent, Queen Anne's, Caroline, Talbot, Dorchester, Wicomico, Worcester, and Somerset and a portion of Cecil County in Maryland; and all of Accomack and Northampton Counties in Virginia.

B. The membership of the Council shall consist of:

1. Five members appointed by the Governor of Delaware, five members appointed by the Governor of Maryland, and five members appointed by the Governor of Virginia; and

2. Such other members from county and municipal governments, and from the private sector as may be established from time to time in the bylaws of the Council.

C. Council members shall annually elect a chairman and such other officers as may be deemed necessary.

D. The Council shall hold quarterly meetings at a time and place designated by the Council, and shall hold additional meetings as are deemed necessary.

E. The Council shall hold not less than one meeting each year at which the public is given an opportunity to express views concerning regional issues.

F. The Council may adopt bylaws, rules and regulations for its governing and operation not inconsistent with this chapter or laws of the states of Delaware, Maryland and Virginia.

G. Members of the council shall serve without pay except that each shall be reimbursed for actual expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.

(1985, c. 527, §§ 2.1-339.5, 2.1-339.6; 2001, c. 844.)

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