Prior to adopting or amending any ordinance pursuant to § 46.2-1232 or 46.2-1233, the local governing body shall appoint an advisory board to advise the governing body with regard to the appropriate provisions of the ordinance. Voting members of the advisory board shall consist of an equal number of representatives of local law-enforcement agencies, representatives of licensed towing and recovery operators, and members of the general public. However, no vacancies of members of the general public shall prevent the advisory board from meeting or taking any action authorized pursuant to this section. Any such advisory board shall meet at least once per year at the call of the chairman of the advisory board, who shall be elected annually from among the members of the advisory board by a majority vote.

1993, c. 405; 2006, cc. 874, 891; 2017, c. 825; 2026, c. 238.