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On behalf of the counties he represents. Beard said he met with first the Governor and then the state director of personnel during the General Assembly session in attempting to get an extension in retirement age for Dr. LeGarde. “I spent a month on this,” said Beard. He reported that personnel head Ken Yancy had informed him of legislation passed by the General Assembly in 1977 changing the Code of Virginia to allow state employees to stay on past retirement age of 70 with salary paid at an hourly rate.
Then, said Beard, he met with Dr. Kenley, state Health Department commissioner. After being reminded of the legislative change. Dr. Kenley immediately agreed to LeGarde's staying on as district director until a replacement acceptable to the five local governments is found. “Nothing has happened to change that,” Beard concluded.
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