2025 SESSION

INTRODUCED

25101349D

SENATE BILL NO. 762

Offered January 8, 2025

Prefiled December 12, 2024

A BILL to amend and reenact § 15.2-1414.3 of the Code of Virginia, relating to salaries of boards of supervisors for certain counties.

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Patron—Mulchi

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Referred to Committee on Local Government

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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That § 15.2-1414.3 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 15.2-1414.3. Alternative procedure for establishing salaries of boards of supervisors; limits; fringe benefits.

In lieu of other provisions of law, the boards of supervisors of the several counties may establish annually, by ordinance, and pay in monthly installments each of their members an annual salary pursuant to the following procedure and schedule:

1. On a date determined by the board of supervisors, not earlier than May 1 nor later than June 30 each year, the board, after public hearing pursuant to notice in the manner and form provided in §§ 15.2-1426 and 15.2-1427, shall establish by ordinance the salary of its members for the ensuing fiscal year not to exceed the maximums herein set out.

2. Counties within the following population brackets shall be allowed to set salaries for board members not to exceed the following amounts:

	Population	Annual Salary
	200,000 and over	$15,000 $52,000
	105,000 to 199,999	13,000 $47,000
	80,000 to 104,999	11,000 $43,000
	50,000 to 79,999	9,000 $34,000
	25,000 to 49,999	7,000 $22,000
	15,000 to 24,999	5,500 $21,000
	14,999 and under	4,000 $20,000

The maximum annual salaries herein provided may be adjusted in any year or years, by ordinance as above provided, by an inflation factor not to exceed five percent.

3. Any board of supervisors may fix, by ordinance as above provided, annually an additional sum to be paid as hereinabove provided to the chairman and vice-chairman of the board not to exceed $1,800 and $1,200, respectively, without regard to the maximum salary limits.

4. In addition to and without regard for the salary limits herein set out, any board of supervisors by resolution may grant to its members any or all of the fringe benefits in the manner and form as such benefits are provided for county employees or any of them.