West Virginia Code § 16-2-9

Local board of health; terms of appointment; reappointment; oath of office;
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vacancies; removal; compensation; expenses.
(a) The term of office for members selected and appointed to a local board of health
pursuant to the provisions of this article is five years. Members may serve until their duly
qualified successors are selected and appointed by vote of the original appointing authority.
Members may be reappointed for additional terms of five years. Board memebers' oaths of
office shall be duly recorded before entering into or discharging any duties of the office.
(b) Any vacancy on any local board of health shall be filled by appointment of the original
appointing authority. This appointment is for the unexpired termu.
(c) A local board, or the appointing authority, of health may remove any of its members
pursuant to the provisions of its lawfully adopted bylaws and shall remove any of its
members for official misconduct, incompetence, neglect of duty, or the revocation of any
state professional license or certification. With respect to a combined board, a county
commission or appointing authority may remove anly of its appointed members pursuant to
the provisions of its lawfully adopted bylaws asnd shall remove any of its appointed members
for official misconduct, incompetence, neglect of duty, or the revocation of any state
professional license or certification. A local board of health, or any of its members may be
removed by the state health officer fgor failure or refusal to comply with duties as set forth by
statute or rule. Upon removal, a successor or successors to the member or members
removed shall immediately be eappointed by the original appointing body pursuant to the
provisions of this article.
(d) Each member of a local board of health may receive compensation as determined by the
local board for attending meetings of and other activities for the board as required by law:
Provided, That this compensation may not exceed $100 per day. Each member of a local
board may be reimbursed for all reasonable and necessary travel and other expenses
actually incurred by the member in the performance of duties as a member of the local
boaWrd.

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