message from the president
I am excited about the opportunity to serve this coming year as VAPDC President. To think about the good work that is going on in our PDC regions across the state for more than 50 years is even more exciting. VAPDC itself has not been around quite that long, but has a strong history. Let’s take a quick look.
The Virginia Association of Planning District Commissions was established in 1987 as a nonstock corporation comprised of the then-22 PDCs/RCs. When the Southeastern Virginia Planning District Commission and the Peninsula Planning District Commission merged in 1990, the Hampton Roads PDC was formed, making a total of 21 PDCs.
The purpose of the Association is to promote coordination and cooperation among the PDCs/RCs to heighten their effectiveness and efficiency; provide mutual assistance and the exchange of ideas; and promote understanding for how PDCs/RCs can help save their regions and the Commonwealth time and money.
The bylaws of the Association continue to provide that the officers of the Association be a President, First Vice-President, Second Vice-President, and Secretary/Treasurer, who are elected at the annual meeting for a one-year term. The Board of Directors has 11 directors including the four (4) officers, the past president and six (6) additional directors, who also are elected at the annual meeting. In recent years, the Board has been a near-even mix of elected officials/Commissioners and PDC Executive Directors. To support the Association and its functions, the VAPDC has contracted for many years for association management services, and about six years ago, contracted for its first ever, part-time Executive Director services.
I hope you will continue to engage with VAPDC or reach out to us if you haven’t before. And I hope you enjoy the rest of your summer.
Dwayne Tuggle
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