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 ("the Supervisors", "the Board", or the "BoS") is the highest decision-making body in Albemarle County.

Each board member 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.



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Membership

Current membership

The current members of the Board of Supervisors, serving terms ending 2011 or 2013, are:

This comprises three Republicans, two Democrats and one independent on the Board of Supervisors, a rightward shift after the 2009 election. Christopher J. Dumler will succeed Dorrier on December 15, 2011 following the 2011 election.

The Board selected Ann Mallek as its new chair and Duane Snow as its vice chair at its first meeting of the year on January 6, 2010. Snow is in line to take over as chair in 2012.

Former Members

See index of former members of the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors

Compensation

The current Board of Supervisors annual salary is $14,542[1]. The chair receives a yearly stipend of $1,800. The vice chair receives $35 for every meeting he or she chairs[2].

Chair

The Chair 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.

See also: List of former chairs of the Board of Supervisors.

Duties

Duties of the Board include:

  • Approving the budget as prepared by staff.


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Meetings and contact

The Board of Supervisors have a website.

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.

Every meeting is podcast in its entirety[3].

Tie breaker

With six members, there is frequently the possibility of a 3-3 stalemate. These have been dealt with in many ways. In May 1921, the board was temporarily down to 6 members following the death of James W. Early. A vote over a $500 appropriation resulted in a 3-3 tie which was resolved a month later by a court-appointed temporary replacement. [4]


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 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[5].

External links

References

  1. Albemarle County Board of Supervisors Minutes, 8 Oct. 2008. County of Albemarle. Retrieved 8 Jun. 2010.
  2. Albemarle County. Albemarle County Code. Section 2-202. Web. 16 June 2010. <http://www.albemarle.org/upload/images/Forms_Center/Departments/County_Attorney/Forms/Albemarle_County_Code_Ch02_Administration.pdf>.
  3. Web. AUDIO PODCAST CENTER, ALBEMARLE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
  4. Web. Albemarle County Board of Supervisors minutes for June 15, 1921, County of Albemarle, retrieved December 7, 2011.
  5. Courtney Miller. 15 May 1999. Daily Progress. 19 May 2009. (via George Loper's archive)