[Code 1991, § 3-621]
The name of the Board described in this division is the Rappahannock Area Community Services Board.
[Code 1991, § 3-622]
The purposes and duties for which the Rappahannock Area Community Services Board has been established are:
A. 
Those set forth in Code of Virginia, § 37.1-194 et seq.
B. 
To review and evaluate community mental health and retardation programs and facilities.
C. 
To submit to governing bodies programs for community mental health and retardation.
[Code 1991, § 3-623; Ord. No. 98-1, 1-27-1998; Ord. No. 98-14, 7-28-1998]
A. 
The Rappahannock Area Community Services Board shall consist of 15 members, to be appointed by the governing bodies of the five member jurisdictions, consisting of King George County, Caroline County, Spotsylvania County, Stafford County, and the City of Fredericksburg. The governing body of each jurisdiction shall appoint three members from that locality. Appointments shall be broadly representative of the community, to include consumers and family members of consumers and sheriffs or their designees, when practicable. The City shall not be represented on the Board by more than one elected official.
B. 
All Board members shall serve staggered terms of three years, beginning on July 1 of the year of appointment. Vacancies shall be filled for unexpired terms in the same manner as original appointments. No person shall be eligible to serve more than three full three-year terms; provided, however, that persons appointed prior to July 1, 1998, to fill vacancies may serve three additional three-year terms. Any City representative on the Board may be removed by the City Council for cause, after being given a written statement of the causes and an opportunity to be heard thereon.
C. 
Appointees shall reside in the City at all times.