West Virginia Code § 16-2-8

Appointment to and composition of combined local boards of health;
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qualifications; number of appointees.
A combined local board of health is composed of at least five members. The number of
combined local board of health members to be selected by each participating county or
municipality shall be established by agreement of the participating counties or
municipalities. No more than one half of the members of a combined local beoard of health
may be personally licensed or certified in, engaged in, or actively participating in the same
business, profession or occupation. The number of members of a combirned local board of
health belonging to the same political party may not exceed by more than one the number of
members belonging to another political party. No member may be selected and appointed by
and represent more than one participating county or municipality.
The county commission of each participating county may select and appoint by vote no fewer
than one and no more than three persons to serve as the representatives of the county on
the combined local board of health. Each member appointed as a county representative to
the combined local board of health shall be a resident of the participating county. No more
than two persons residing in the same magistesrial district may be appointed by a
participating county as members and no more than two members may be appointed by a
participating county who are personally licensed or certified in, engaged in, or actively
participating in the same business, pgrofession or occupation.
The governing body of each paerticipating municipality may select and appoint by vote no
fewer than one and no more than three persons to serve as the representatives of the
municipality on the comLbined local board of health. Each member appointed as a
municipality's representative to the combined local board of health shall be a resident of the
municipality. No more than two members who reside in the same municipal ward may be
appointed and no more than two members may be appointed who are personally licensed or
certified in, engaged in, or actively participating in the same business, profession or
occupation.
Upon the formation of a combined local board of health and during the duration of its
existence, there may be no separate county board of health or municipal board of health in
any county or any municipality participating in the combined local board of health.

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