CHAPTER 89
An Act to provide for the initial terms of biennially elected supervisors in Giles County.
Approved March 15, 1999
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. § 1. Biennial election of county supervisors in Giles County; initial terms.
In the event the board of supervisors of Giles County shall provide by ordinance for the election of supervisors biennially for staggered four-year terms pursuant to § 24.2-219 of the Code of Virginia, the board also may provide by ordinance, notwithstanding the provisions of subsection B of § 24.2-219, that the initial terms of supervisors elected at the next general election for supervisors shall be as follows: (i) supervisors elected from election districts shall be elected for an initial term of four years and (ii) supervisors elected from the county at large shall be elected for an initial term of two years. Thereafter, all supervisors shall be elected for terms of four years.
The provisions of this section shall be applicable to members of the county school board pursuant to § 24.2-223 of the Code of Virginia.
2. That an emergency exists and this act is in force from its passage.