The Board of Supervisors

Board of Supervisors Code of Performance
Board of Supervisors Strategic Plan

Craig H. Giese, 1st District
Ernest W. Palin, Jr., 2nd District, Chairman
Jason D. Bellows, 3rd District, Vice-Chairman
William R. Lee, 4th District,
William C. Smith, 5th District

Lancaster County is governed by a five-member Board of Supervisors which meets on the last Thursday of each month at 7:00 p.m. in the General District Courtroom at the Lancaster Courthouse.

Meetings of the Board of Supervisors are open to the public. Persons wishing to speak on matters not advertised for public hearing may do so during the Public Input Session.

Item(s) to be placed on an agenda of a regular monthly meeting must be submitted in writing with any related materials to the County Administrator’s Office at least ten (10) calendar days prior to the meeting.

County Administration Offices are open from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Board of Supervisors 2023 Meeting Dates

The Board of Supervisors will hold its regular monthly meetings during calendar year 2023 on the following dates:

• January 26
• February 23
• March 30
• April 27
• May 25
• June 29
• July 27
• August 31
• September 28
• October 26
• November 16
• December 14

All Regular meetings of the Board of Supervisors will be held at in the Lancaster County Administrative Building/Commission Meeting Room at 7:00 PM, unless advertised otherwise. Meetings shall be open to the public, except for those portions that may be lawfully closed in conformance with the Virginia Freedom of Information Act.

Holiday Closings

The County Administration Office is closed for the following national and state holidays:

• New Year's Day
• Martin Luther King's Birthday
• President's Day
• Memorial Day
• Juneteenth
• Independence Day
• Labor Day
• Columbus Day
• Election Day
• Veterans Day
• Thanksgiving
• Christmas

In the event that state offices are closed additional days for Thanksgiving and/or Christmas, county offices will follow suit.