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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.

Board of Supervisors 2026 Meeting Dates

The Board of Supervisors will hold its regular monthly meetings during calendar year 2026 on the following dates:

  • January 29
  • February 26
  • March 26
  • April 23
  • May 28
  • June 25
  • July 30
  • August 27
  • September 24
  • October 29
  • November 19
  • December 10

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.

Access to Public Meetings

Lancaster County has implemented an Agenda Management System which is used by the Board of Supervisors and various other boards and  commissions to provide enhanced access to public meetings and meeting-related documentation.

Public access to this new system is facilitated by a Public Meeting Portal which hosts live streams of current meetings and provides access to all meeting-related information including schedules, agendas (including supporting documentation), meeting minutes and indexed video recordings of previous meetings.

All public meetings are live streamed. The full agenda book and meeting minutes capabilities are available for the the Board of Supervisors, Planning Commission, Wetlands Board and Board of Zoning Appeals.

Citizens may also view meeting live streams and video recordings of previous meetings directly from County's new YouTube Channel.

Lancaster County continues to offer access to public meetings as Zoom webinars to allow its citizens to interactively participate in public hearings and public input sessions. The Zoom webinars are the only means available to the citizens of Lancaster County for remote electronic public participation during these meetings. Due to a 30-60 second broadcast delay, live streams are strictly view only/listen only. Access instructions for upcoming Zoom webinars are posted on this website in the days leading up to scheduled meetings.