Since the fall of 2000, the Secretary of State and State
Senate have been jointly working toward development of a comprehensive
database of boards and commissions and their members.
Previously, the record of
appointments of officials and members of boards and commissions contained only
basic information relating to the appointee and the name of the board.
In order to provide detailed information about each board and its membership,
the joint effort is building a
database which will serve as a comprehensive information source. As more
information is added, for each board you will be able to find for each board a description of
its purpose, the source authority and citations to the West Virginia Code or
other authority, contact information, membership qualifications, terms,
restrictions, compensation, and other details. In addition, current
membership and member information will also be available.
A smaller database is currently maintained and used by staff
to provide information about board membership on request.
Occasionally, the Governor will announce a new appointment before the official
document is filed with the Secretary of State. All new appointments are
entered in the database within a short time after they are filed.
Lists of licensing boards,
other boards and commission, and executive positions are now provided in web format to help you
identify the names of current boards and commissions.
For detailed information or information about members, use the
Executive Records Help Line to
inquire by email.
When the new database is ready in the next few months, it will
contain information
on over 200 boards and commissions and executive positions appointed by the
Governor. You will be able to the search for detailed information by name of board, category,
and member name.
