Albemarle County Board of Supervisors

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Supervisors Boyd, Dorrier, and Mallek being sworn in on December 21, 2007

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. With Slutzky's defeat in the 2009 election, Mallek is in line to become the next chair.

Current membership

The current members of the Board of Supervisors are:

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

Main article: 2009 election#Board of Supervisors

On November 3, 2009, Rodney Thomas (R) was elected to represent the Rio District, defeating David Slutzky. Duane Snow was elected to represent the Samuel Miller District, replacing four-term veteran Sally Thomas who did not seek re-election.

Candidates in the 2009 election were:

Party affiliations on the Board

In 2010-11, there will be three Republicans, two Democrats and one independent on the Board of Supervisors.

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

Notes

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  2. Courtney Miller. 15 May 1999. Daily Progress. 19 May 2009. (via George Loper's archive)