CHAPTER 305

An Act to amend and reenact §§ 82-220 and 32-222 of the Code of Virginia,
relating to commissioners of hospital authorities generally and com-
nee of authority which includes nonprofit or charitable hos-
pitals.

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Approved March 15, 1960

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That §§ 32-220 and 32-222 of the Code of Virginia be amended and
reenacted as follows:

§ 32-220. An authority shall consist of * not more than fifteen com-
missioners appointed by the mayor and he shall designate the first chair-
man. At least * two-thirds of the commissioners shall be residents of the
city; * five of the commissioners may be residents of any adjacent city,
county or counties. No practicing physician nor any officer or employee
of the city shall be eligible for appointment.

One-third of the commissioners who are first appointed shall be
designated by the mayor to serve for terms of two years, one-third to
serve for terms of four years, and one-third to serve for terms of six
years, respectively, from the date of their appointment. Thereafter, the
term of office shall be six years. No person shall be appointed to succeed
himself following * four successive terms in office but no term of less
than six years shall be deemed a term in office for the purposes of this
sentence.

A commissioner shall hold office until his successor has been appointed
and has qualified. Vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired term. In
the event of a vacancy or vacancies in the membership of the board by
expiration of term of office or otherwise, the remaining members of the
board shall submit to the mayor nominations for appointments. The mayor
may successively require any number of additional nominations, and shall
have power to appoint any person so nominated. All such vacancies shall
be filled from such nominations. A majority of the commissioners shall
constitute a quorum. The mayor may file with the city clerk a certificate
of the appointment or reappointment of any commissioner and such certifi-
cate shall be conclusive evidence of the due and proper appointment of
such commissioners. A commissioner shall receive no compensation for
his services but he shall be entitled to the necessary expenses including
traveling expenses incurred in the discharge of his duties.

§ 32-222. In the event that the authority and the trustees, directors or
managers of any nonprofit or charitable hospital in a city should thereafter
agree upon and consummate a transaction whereby the nonprofit or
charitable hospital should thereafter be included within the hospital pro-
ject or projects of the authority, then the number of commissioners of such
authority shall be increased * to not exceeding fifteen and the * additional
commissioners shall be appointed by the mayor from nominations of the
commissioners then in office, and the terms of the * additional commission-
ers shall be arranged by the mayor in making such appointments as
follows:

The terms of one-third of the * commissioners shall * expire * in
two years or less, one-third in four years or less, and one-third in six years
or less, concurrently with the expiration of the terms of the commissioners
then in office. *

2. An emergency exists and this act is in force from its passage.