1VAC50-20-5: Definitions

The following words and terms when used in this chapter shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

"Chair" means the Chair of the Commission on Local Government.

"Commission" means the Commission on Local Government.

"County" means a county in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

"Local government" means a county, city, or town in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

"Locality" means a county, city, or town in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

"Municipality" means a city or town in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

"Party" means local governments, voters, or property owners initiating a proposed annexation, voters of any community requesting that their community be incorporated as a town, voters petitioning for the transition of a city to town status, or a committee appointed by the circuit court to act for and in lieu of a local government to perfect a consolidation agreement.