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CHAPTER 334 An Act to amend and reenact §§ 1, 2, and 3 of Article VI of Chapter 634 of the Acts of Assembly of 1976, which provided a charter for the City of Poquoson, relating to schools. [S 123] Approved April 6, 2026 Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia: 1. That §§ 1, 2, and 3 of Article VI of Chapter 634 of the Acts of Assembly of 1976 are amended and reenacted as follows: § 1. Creation of separate division. The territory embraced within the corporate limits of the city of Poquoson as hereinabove described or as may be extended or contracted in the future, shall constitute a separate division for school purposes and government. Such division shall be known as the [First] [Corporate] [School] Poquoson City Public School, Division, city of Poquoson, Virginia, and shall be a separate and distinct unit within itself, insofar as the Constitution of Virginia permits. § 2. Appointment of [trustees] members; compensation. The school division shall have a board of seven [trustees] members, to be appointed by the city council from the residents and qualified voters of the city. If an appointee or a member shall cease to be a resident of the city, his office shall be deemed vacant. The council shall appoint [two] [trustees] [from] [each] [voting] [precinct] [and] [one] [trustee] seven members at large from the city. [No] [later] [than] [the] [last] [day] [of] [June] [of] [1976] [the] [council] [shall] [appoint] [two] [additional] [trustees.] [Trustees] Members shall serve for a term of [three] four years and no [school] [trustee] member may succeed himself for more than two terms commencing with the appointments made [the] [last] [day] [of] [June,] [1976] on or after July 1, 2026. Vacancies for whatever cause existing shall be filled by the council for the unexpired portion of the term. The [trustees] members shall be entitled to receive such compensation as shall be fixed by council. Beginning with appointments prior to July 1, 2026, two members were from each voting precinct and one at large from the city. The change from a precinct-specific position to an at-large position shall occur at the time of the next full-term appointment for each respective precinct on or after July 1, 2026. § 3. Persons disqualified to serve. No [trustee] member can be a member of the city council or serve on another city board, committee, or commission.
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