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Sec. 45-a. School board.[17]

The City of Charlottesville shall constitute a single school
district. The school board of the city shall consist of seven
members to be appointed by the council and there shall be at
least one member from each ward of the city. The council
shall appoint three members of the board to serve for a term
of three years, two members to serve for a term of two years,
and two members to serve for a term of one year from July
one, nineteen hundred forty-eight and all subsequent appointments
shall be for a term of three years. Vacancies occurring
otherwise than by expiration of the term of office shall
be filled by the council for the unexpired term. No member
shall be eligible to serve more than three successive full three
year terms. The board shall have all powers and perform
all duties granted to and imposed upon school boards of cities
by general law. (1948, c. 124.)

Editor's note.—This section was added by the 1948 act.

 
[17]

For state law as to local school boards, see Code of Va., § 22-45 et
seq. As to joint schools for counties and cities, see Code of Va., § 22-7.