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==Former Members== | ==Former Members== | ||
[[:Category:Former_Members_of_the_Albemarle_County_Board_of_Supervisors|See index of former members of the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors]] | [[:Category:Former_Members_of_the_Albemarle_County_Board_of_Supervisors|See index of former members of the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors]] | ||
==Chairman== | |||
The Chairman presides over meetings, calls special meetings, and serves as the ceremonial head of government. The Vice Chair substitutes whenever the Chairman is unavailable. While the Chairman has no more power than any other Supervisor, the position carries with it the ability to set the agenda and conduct the public meetings. | |||
There is also a list of [[Chairman_of_Board_of_Supervisors|former chairs]]. | |||
== Duties == | == Duties == |
Revision as of 09:51, 12 September 2009
The six-member Board of Supervisors is the decision-making body in Albemarle County. The Board meets on the first and second Wednesdays of each month, with the first meeting held during the day and the second at night. The Board generally meets in Lane Auditorium.
Each member of the Board is elected from one of the County's six magisterial districts. Supervisors are elected for four-year terms, staggered at two-year intervals, so that only three Supervisors are up for re-election at any given time.
The current Board of Supervisors annual salary is $14,542.
The Board selected David Slutzky as its new chair and Ann Mallek as its vice chair at its first meeting of the year on January 7, 2009.
Current membership
The current members of the Board of Supervisors are:
- David Slutzky (Rio), Chairman
- Ann Mallek (White Hall), Vice Chair
- Ken Boyd (Rivanna)
- Lindsay Dorrier (Scottsville)
- Dennis Rooker (Jack Jouett)
- Sally Thomas (Samuel Miller)
Former Members
See index of former members of the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors
Chairman
The Chairman presides over meetings, calls special meetings, and serves as the ceremonial head of government. The Vice Chair substitutes whenever the Chairman is unavailable. While the Chairman has no more power than any other Supervisor, the position carries with it the ability to set the agenda and conduct the public meetings.
There is also a list of former chairs.
Duties
One of the duties of the Board is to approve the County budget as prepared by staff.
Contact Information
The Albemarle County Board of Supervisors have a website.
Every meeting is also podcast in its entirety. Recently these podcasts have been enhanced, and listeners can now obtain audio from individual items on the agenda[1].
2009 election
Candidates in the 2009 election include:
- Jack Jouett District
- Dennis Rooker (I)
- Rio District
- David Slutzky (D), Rodney Thomas (R)
- Samuel Miller District
- Madison Cummings (D), John Lowry (I), Duane Snow (R)
- Candidates who failed to receive their party's nomination:
- Lucia Phinney (D-Samuel Miller)
- Philip Melita (R-Samuel Miller)
Party affiliations on the Board
The Board currently consists of two independents, three Democrats and one Republican.
In 1999, Democrat Charles Martin told the Daily Progress that party did not play a big role in how the Board worked when he was a member[2].
External links
- Board of Supervisors official site
- Minutes of Board of Supervisors meetings
- Actions taken at Board meetings
- County's budget.
Notes
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ Courtney Miller. 15 May 1999. Daily Progress. 19 May 2009. (via George Loper's archive)