30-171 - Virginia Commission on Intergovernmental Cooperation; membership; staff; compensation and expenses; quorum.
§ 30-171. Virginia Commission on Intergovernmental Cooperation; membership;staff; compensation and expenses; quorum.
A. The Virginia Commission on Intergovernmental Cooperation (the Commission)is established in the legislative branch of state government. The Commissionshall consist of the following 14 members: (i) the six members of theCommission on Interstate Cooperation of the Senate, (ii) the six members ofthe Commission on Interstate Cooperation of the House of Delegates, and (iii)the Clerk of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Delegates who shallserve as ex officio, nonvoting members of the Commission.
B. The chairman and vice-chairman of the Commission shall serve for a periodof two years, and the chairmanship and vice-chairmanship shall alternatebetween the chairman of the Senate Commission on Interstate Cooperation andthe chairman of the House Commission on Interstate Cooperation.
C. The Commission on Intergovernmental Cooperation shall select suchofficials of state government as it deems proper to serve as ex officio,nonvoting members of the Commission for terms of four years each.
D. The Division of Legislative Services shall furnish upon request such staffassistance and services to the Commission and its committees as may berequired to carry forth the charge of the Commission.
E. Members of the Commission shall receive such compensation as provided in §30-19.12 and shall be reimbursed for all reasonable and necessary expensesincurred in the performance of their duties as provided in §§ 2.2-2813 and2.2-2825. Funding for the costs of compensation and expenses of the membersshall be provided from existing appropriations to the Commission.
F. A majority of the members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum. TheCommission shall elect a chairman and vice-chairman from among itsmembership. Meetings of the Commission shall be held at the call of thechairman or whenever the majority of the members so request.
(1936, pp. 369, 370; Michie Code 1942, § 311a; 1973, c. 538, §§ 9-55, 9-55.1;1976, c. 61, § 9-53; 1978, c. 198; 1981, cc. 308, 315; 1983, c. 84; 1999, cc.850, 879; 2001, c. 844; 2002, c. 365; 2004, c. 1000.)