How long does each Lancaster County Commissioner serve?
• County Commissioners serve four-year terms. • Are Lancaster County Commissioners elected or appointed? • County Commissioners are elected. When a Commissioner is unable to complete his or her term, a committee made up of the County Attorney, County Clerk and County Treasurer appoint a successor. • How often do the County Commissioners meet? • The Lancaster County Commissioners meet at the County-City Building in the Commissioners Hearing Room (#112) each Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. They also conduct weekly staff meetings on Thursday mornings beginning at 8:30 a.m. The staff meeting is held in Conference Room 113 of the County-City Building. • Are the County Board meetings televised on the local access channel? • Yes, meetings are broadcast live on Government Access Cable Channel 5 with replays at 6:30 p.m. • Can the public attend County Board meetings? • Yes. For more information, click on Guidelines for Public Participation.
