The local director and other employees shall serve at the pleasure of the local board, or other appointing authority, subject to the provisions of the merit system plan as defined in § 63.2-100. If other employees are employed by the local director, they shall serve at the pleasure of the local director, within the provisions of the merit system plan.
Va. Code Ann. § 63.2-326
Service at pleasure of local board or local director
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Fields v. Prater (2009)
Most recently applied in Ross v. Franklin County Department of Social Services (May 2016)
Code 1950, § 63-78; 1960, c. 207; 1968, c. 578, § 63.1-61; 1994, c. 82; 2002, c. 747.
Official source: Virginia Law Portal (LIS). Reproduced from public-domain Virginia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.