Composition; terms of office.

Richmond, Va., City Code § 2-997

in effect

Sec. 2-997. - Composition; terms of office. (a) Composition. The Commission shall be composed of 15 members whom the Council shall appoint. Of the 15 members, the Council shall nominate eight members and the Mayor shall nominate seven members. The members of the Commission, at least eight of whom shall be residents of the City, shall be representatives from any combination of the following categories, provided that no member shall be an employee of any correctional facility: (1) Resident of a community within the City where correctional resident-based services, establishments providing alternatives to incarceration or correctional facilities are located. (2) At-large resident of the City. (3) Richmond public schools. (4) Workforce development agency. (5) Small minority business development organization. (6) Technical educational institution. (7) Higher educational institution. (8) Law enforcement. (9) State or local Department of Social Services. (10) Administrator of a community-based corrections program. (11) Faith-based community organization. (12) Business community. (13) Councilmember representing the district in which the Justice Center is located. In addition to the 15 members appointed from the categories listed in this subsection, the Chief Administrative Officer, or the designee thereof, shall be a non-voting member of the Commission. (b) Terms of office. The members of the Commission shall serve for terms of two years from the date of appointment. Upon the expiration of a member's term of office, that member shall continue to hold office until the successor thereof is appointed and qualified. Any vacancy shall be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term in the same manner as provided in this subsection. All other aspects of the Commission and its membership not addressed in this division shall be governed by Article V, Division 1 of this chapter. (Code 2004, § 2-907; Code 2015, § 2-845; Code 2020, § 2-845; Ord. No. 2012-16-196, § 1, 11-26-2012)

Source: City of Richmond, Virginia, Code (2026 recodification) and Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/va/richmond/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICICO_CH2AD_ARTVBOCOCOOTAG_DIV4CIADCOALIN_S2-997COTEOFFetched: 11/8/2026