ABSTRACT
The commission's 1975 report properly observed that there were "few aspects of local government and public policy" in Virginia that were unaffected by the questions it had considered. The Virginia Municipal League -Virginia Association of Counties agreement stated that "there should be created a State Commission on Local Government through which a continuing body of knowledge about local government economic and space needs could be developed. The legislation establishing the Commission on Local Government called for the creation of a five-member body, with members appointed by the governor subject to confirmation by the General Assembly. The members of the Commission on Local Government formally took office in January 1980 and several months later employed their executive director and first permanent staff. The legal environment in Virginia, however, has historically been permissive in permitting local governments to construct a wide variety of interlocal arrangements.
