Southeastern Public Service Authority (Hampton Roads Area Refuse Collection and Disposal System Authority)
Purpose
The Southeastern Public Service Authority's core purpose shall be defined as "management of the safe and environmentally sound disposal of regional waste." The authority shall devote its time and effort to activities associated with its core purpose. The authority shall develop and maintain a strategic operating plan identifying all elements of its core business units and core purpose, how each business and administrative unit will support the overall strategic plan, and how the authority will achieve its stated mission and core purpose. The authority shall evaluate its landfill capacity annually, taking into consideration and projecting future changes in the quantity of waste disposed of in its landfill, or landfills reasonably situated or contractually obligated to accept its waste.
Term
Four year terms
Composition
Each locality that is a member of the Authority shall be entitled to nominate individuals to fill one position on the Board of Directors (the Board) by submitting a list of three potential directors, each of whom shall possess general business knowledge and shall not be an elected official, to the Governor. The Governor shall then select and appoint one director from each of the lists of nominees prepared by the member localities. In addition, each member locality shall be authorized to directly appoint, upon a majority vote of the governing body of the member locality, one ex officio member of the Board who shall be an employee of the member locality. The members of the Board shall be appointed for terms of four years each. Vacancies occurring other than by expiration of a term shall be filled for the unexpired term. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointments. No member shall serve for more than two consecutive four-year terms, except that any member appointed to the unexpired term of another shall be eligible to serve two consecutive four-year terms.
Vacant Seats
No seats are available at this time. If you are interested in joining this board in the future, please submit an application here.
Current Board Members

mr John T. Maxwell
City of Chesapeake Membership expires on 12/31/2025
Ms Sheryl S Raulston
City of Franklin Membership expires on 12/31/2025
Thomas M. Leahy
City of Virginia Beach Membership expires on 12/31/2029
Michael B. Stanton
Isle of Wight County Membership expires on 12/31/2029
Richard Broad
City of Norfolk Membership expires on 12/31/2029
William E. Moore
City of Portsmouth Membership expires on 12/31/2029
Tony Parnell
Southampton County Membership expires on 12/31/2029